Culmination of bitter and protracted battle between Tyne and Wear and private operators could mean halt of scheme to reregulate busesPlans to bring local buses back under public control are to be dealt a blow by a ruling expected to judge Tyne and Wear’s pioneering attempt to regulate its services unworkable.
In the culmination of a bitter,drawn-out battle between the regional authority in Newcastle upon Tyne and private bus firms, an independent board could effectively dismiss a scheme to reregulate buses. That could leave the council liable for hundreds of millions of pounds in compensation for operators such as Stagecoach.
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Source: theguardian.com