Competition vs Monopoly

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Competition vs Monopoly

Competition vs Monopoly

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Storx

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30 Jul 2020, 9:47 pm #4

(30 Jul 2020, 9:11 pm)Andreos1 It would be interesting to compare the prices in North Tyneside and Sunderland to those areas where there is a monopoly.

Then there's the 'raw meat' story from a few years back http://www.passengertransport.co.uk/2011...-raw-meat/

Can remember the raw meat stuff very well, didn't realise it was so long ago though, how times flies.

They're slightly cheaper in North Tyneside I believe I know that GNE have the North Tyne tickets for £4.

But it's a bit pointless when you don't have a service. The area below in red either don't have a service to Newcastle at all, it's only hourly or it takes over an hour which is unacceptable really. Yet Rake Lane and the Coast north of Whitley has 7 buses an hour... You can get a bus from Durham to Newcastle quicker than Marden to Newcastle and you can't even change to the 306/308/309/310 without travelling in the wrong direction for 15 minutes. If you took the Metro out and went buses only it would be even worse.

I don't believe there's anywhere with a Monopoly with a service that bad.

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Storx

30 Jul 2020, 9:47 pm #4

(30 Jul 2020, 9:11 pm)Andreos1 It would be interesting to compare the prices in North Tyneside and Sunderland to those areas where there is a monopoly.

Then there's the 'raw meat' story from a few years back http://www.passengertransport.co.uk/2011...-raw-meat/

Can remember the raw meat stuff very well, didn't realise it was so long ago though, how times flies.

They're slightly cheaper in North Tyneside I believe I know that GNE have the North Tyne tickets for £4.

But it's a bit pointless when you don't have a service. The area below in red either don't have a service to Newcastle at all, it's only hourly or it takes over an hour which is unacceptable really. Yet Rake Lane and the Coast north of Whitley has 7 buses an hour... You can get a bus from Durham to Newcastle quicker than Marden to Newcastle and you can't even change to the 306/308/309/310 without travelling in the wrong direction for 15 minutes. If you took the Metro out and went buses only it would be even worse.

I don't believe there's anywhere with a Monopoly with a service that bad.

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Competition vs Monopoly - by Storx - 30 Jul 2020, 9:08 pm

RE: Competition vs Monopoly - by Andreos1 - 30 Jul 2020, 9:11 pm

RE: Competition vs Monopoly - by Storx - 30 Jul 2020, 9:47 pm

RE: Competition vs Monopoly - by James101 - 30 Jul 2020, 11:52 pm

RE: Competition vs Monopoly - by deanmachine - 30 Jul 2020, 9:25 pm

RE: Competition vs Monopoly - by streetdeckfan - 31 Jul 2020, 5:30 am

RE: Competition vs Monopoly - by Storx - 31 Jul 2020, 7:47 am

RE: Competition vs Monopoly - by streetdeckfan - 31 Jul 2020, 8:08 am

RE: Competition vs Monopoly - by Storx - 31 Jul 2020, 8:33 am

RE: Competition vs Monopoly - by streetdeckfan - 31 Jul 2020, 8:55 am

RE: Competition vs Monopoly - by Big O - 31 Jul 2020, 3:42 pm

RE: Competition vs Monopoly - by RobinHood - 31 Jul 2020, 5:40 pm

RE: Competition vs Monopoly - by Big O - 31 Jul 2020, 8:24 pm

RE: Competition vs Monopoly - by streetdeckfan - 31 Jul 2020, 8:52 pm

RE: Competition vs Monopoly - by Big O - 31 Jul 2020, 9:24 pm

RE: Competition vs Monopoly - by streetdeckfan - 01 Aug 2020, 10:36 am

RE: Competition vs Monopoly - by Rob44 - 31 Jul 2020, 10:35 am

RE: Competition vs Monopoly - by deanmachine - 31 Jul 2020, 1:19 pm

RE: Competition vs Monopoly - by Storx - 31 Jul 2020, 1:54 pm

RE: Competition vs Monopoly - by deanmachine - 31 Jul 2020, 5:48 pm

RE: Competition vs Monopoly - by Storx - 31 Jul 2020, 6:31 pm