(12 Apr 2020, 4:41 pm)L469 YVK wrote Although GNE's fare are slightly more in some aspects, at least they have been investing in their fleet. In GNE's defence, the price of a single fare on a competing route to the nearest stop close to my house where the route operates is only 40p cheaper compared to the GNE route that I 99% of the time use. Yet, the route in question ended up getting older ex Yorkshire cascades when the B5LH's went to Yorkshire rather than getting new vehicles. Yes they were refurbished but in comparison to the treatment 6099-6117 got, they're poor from a passenger perspective.On the section of the Arriva 6 that I use between Bishop and Tindale, it's £1.40 compared to £1.60 with GNE. GNE's price went up from £1.50 last year, whereas when Arriva changed their prices it stayed the same.
Having said that, now they go the same route I'd happily pay the extra 20p to travel on a StreetDeck
I believe GNE is actually cheaper to West Auckland though as it's still only £1.60
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