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(26 Jan 2022, 5:44 pm)Andreos1 I think the SNE network works as it does, cos it doesn't take someone an hour plus to get to work or the shops.
They can get from a - b pretty easily.
Using Newcastle as an example.
Newburn to Quorum.
Killingworth to the Business Park... You get the gist.
The footprint of the network is pretty small vs ANE or GNE and if someone does need to change buses, they're not sitting there for the best part of an hour on the first leg.
It's stable because it works.
However, when you compare it to Shields, Sunderland and Hartlepool, I'm not sure I am of the same opinion.
I've kept quiet on these rumoured changes on purpose. It's well documented what I think GNE do and don't need to do. They're seemingly sticking with the slashing method and I'm not convinced it's the right method.
(26 Jan 2022, 8:23 pm)Omega54 Oh sorry, I withdraw my comment, I thought he meant reducing it by 20% to 5%, 5% is still a massive percentage.
Company make 50 million (pre pandemic), 2022, 70% which is 35 million, drop that by 5%, now down to 30 million.
(26 Jan 2022, 8:50 pm)L469 YVK The Coast Road is a funny one. Whilst the 306/308 have been stable, GNE have seriously upped their game on the 309/310/311 since 2013 and certainly 2016 onwards.
If anything other than minor changes, I see no reductions to the 309/310/311 as at most, a PVR of 3x would be saved unless GNE made very deep cuts. And given Arriva's potential circmstances (Jesmond Depot) and the need to review and streamline things, GNE would be wise to take advantage of that unless BSIP actually comes in.
(26 Jan 2022, 5:44 pm)Andreos1 I think the SNE network works as it does, cos it doesn't take someone an hour plus to get to work or the shops.
They can get from a - b pretty easily.
Using Newcastle as an example.
Newburn to Quorum.
Killingworth to the Business Park... You get the gist.
The footprint of the network is pretty small vs ANE or GNE and if someone does need to change buses, they're not sitting there for the best part of an hour on the first leg.
It's stable because it works.
However, when you compare it to Shields, Sunderland and Hartlepool, I'm not sure I am of the same opinion.
I've kept quiet on these rumoured changes on purpose. It's well documented what I think GNE do and don't need to do. They're seemingly sticking with the slashing method and I'm not convinced it's the right method.
(26 Jan 2022, 8:23 pm)Omega54 Oh sorry, I withdraw my comment, I thought he meant reducing it by 20% to 5%, 5% is still a massive percentage.
Company make 50 million (pre pandemic), 2022, 70% which is 35 million, drop that by 5%, now down to 30 million.
(26 Jan 2022, 8:50 pm)L469 YVK The Coast Road is a funny one. Whilst the 306/308 have been stable, GNE have seriously upped their game on the 309/310/311 since 2013 and certainly 2016 onwards.
If anything other than minor changes, I see no reductions to the 309/310/311 as at most, a PVR of 3x would be saved unless GNE made very deep cuts. And given Arriva's potential circmstances (Jesmond Depot) and the need to review and streamline things, GNE would be wise to take advantage of that unless BSIP actually comes in.
