Newcastle Clean Air Zone: services which need to be upgraded
Newcastle Clean Air Zone: services which need to be upgraded
(03 Sep 2021, 12:41 pm)Andreos1 I've always wondered about older vehicles being allocated to less popular routes.
It's almost like operators are giving up on it and are going through the motions.
What if (and its a big what if)? An operator was able to justify a business case to grow a route and to do so by allocating new vehicles to it.
Almost like a pump prime of frequency and a new allocation of vehicles.
I'm trying to think of an example of a route left to rot and maybe because its close to my heart - but the 71 is the one jumping out.
It went from an allocation of brand new 51 plate Presidents on the 21a to T reg acquired darts when the 71 was launched in 2006.
If that route was launched with a brand new 56 plate Scania or even a 55 plate Solar - would the 71 have been a success? Couple it with some marketing, advertising and something to soften the fact fares doubled overnight...
We keep seeing that 'experimental' services aren't a success. Why? Is it pricing? Frequency? Timetables? Connections? Something else - such as the vehicle type? Or a combination?
(03 Sep 2021, 12:41 pm)Andreos1 I've always wondered about older vehicles being allocated to less popular routes.
It's almost like operators are giving up on it and are going through the motions.
What if (and its a big what if)? An operator was able to justify a business case to grow a route and to do so by allocating new vehicles to it.
Almost like a pump prime of frequency and a new allocation of vehicles.
I'm trying to think of an example of a route left to rot and maybe because its close to my heart - but the 71 is the one jumping out.
It went from an allocation of brand new 51 plate Presidents on the 21a to T reg acquired darts when the 71 was launched in 2006.
If that route was launched with a brand new 56 plate Scania or even a 55 plate Solar - would the 71 have been a success? Couple it with some marketing, advertising and something to soften the fact fares doubled overnight...
We keep seeing that 'experimental' services aren't a success. Why? Is it pricing? Frequency? Timetables? Connections? Something else - such as the vehicle type? Or a combination?
