SquarePeg drivers protest by travelling in convoy to the transport authority's headquarters.
Reading Council and Reading Buses urged people to use the route, which has been less used since the pandemic.
Auditors say plans for North East bus franchising did not include staff costs but remain affordable.
Workers at the Alexander Dennis factory near Scarborough are due to strike over a pay dispute.
Buses have been diverted away from Princes Street following a major fire at the former Debenhams store last week.
A 1950s shelter in Sheringham is finally knocked down despite protests in favour of keeping it.
TfL also said a new bus route, provisionally numbered 10, will operate between Essex Road and Holborn.
The Greenock-based operator failed to secure support from the third phase of the Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund.
Cornwall Council has been exploring whether Manchester-style bus franchising could also work there.
