(18 Oct 2016, 2:34 pm)James101 wrote Been having a think about the upcoming changes to the WTX/Durham coast services and how they could be implemented differently.That is questionable.
It's generally agreed that passenger numbers on the southern part of the WTX seem high enough. The reason I suspect it becomes commercially unsustainable is due to the high number of concessionary pass users.
Many concessionary pass users would not travel without their concession, and the operator receives a contribution that they wouldn't receive if they didn't travel.
I suspect that you should have stated that there is a paucity of fare-paying passengers - which is a different argument.
Imagine the passenger numbers without concessionary pass users and see if the service would be commercially sustainable.