(13 Sep 2015, 1:45 pm)aureolin wrote Also sick of seeing the constant calls for bus operators to accept Metro tickets. Why should they? Why should they keep bailing out a private company, that is being paid millions to run a light rail service? I know it may get a bit political with Arriva's structure, but there's no reason why Stagecoach and Go North East should keep doing it.
It's just not logistically possible for bus companies to accept Metro tickets on days like this. The amount of people travelling means it could never happen. Unfortunately the lack of infrastructure in the North East to host events like this gets found out when one little problem (in the grand scheme of things) affects things.