(21 Nov 2015, 12:50 pm)Andreos1 wrote Newcastle doing that, really surprises me.
Glad to see they took some sort of initiative in doing so.
However, I struggle to see how they need to do it.
How can an operator not make a profit on their routes, with a decent proportion of the 52k using each of the services?
Ditto the Metro, where there will be a number of passengers on a Magpie Mover through the season ticket scheme or one of the Nexus/Network Ticketing offers. 
But looking at their press release they are paying for extra services (bus and Metro) which would not normally be there on a Boxing Day night. I cannot see why they should not pay for something they want.