05 Jan 2020, 10:04 pm
#42
(04 Jan 2020, 9:24 pm)OrangeArrow49 I would like to see GNE introduce more new services in the West End, and Stagecoach withdraw some, like the 6/7/8 and 32/32A. GNE could introduce new services between Airport/Kingston Park and Metrocentre, Etal Lane to Newcastle via Westerhope. and Blakelaw and Denton Burn services to Central Station at peak times.
Stagecoach is too dominant in the West End.
There's a reason why Stagecoach is dominant in the West End, Arriva is dominant in SE Northumberland and GNE is dominant in Gateshead. No-one with a brain in the big 3 would change that. There's no benefit to any of them from a business point of view.
Do you really think Stagecoach is going to react by just sitting there and doing nothing...
(04 Jan 2020, 10:16 pm)S830OFT Arriva's network doesn't get much investment, hence if GNE started a new commercial service say Newcastle - Morpeth they may get a good number of Arriva passengers, as the amount of times I've seen the X15/X18 run late, with either a X14 or X16 behind is on a regular basis it seems now...
Same as above, plus it's already happened circa 2007 with both of them nearly getting into serious trouble for secret deals about them not doing it again and who runs what. I'm sure GNE won't want to resurrect 'Sword, Spear and Shield' for the sake of it.
