(01 Sep 2023, 8:55 am)Storx wrote Is it even that much of a money maker though? I'd be surprised if it's anywhere near the top of the list. Yes it gets good loads but it's the same passengers for over an hour, some two hours and outside the Summer isn't particularly busy at all.
Let's say each bus averaged 60 PAX per journey (which it probably roughly is) at £7 it's only £420 over 2 hours and the Diesel costs must be through the roof bombing across the Moors. It's the same with the X9/X10 with GNE (which had their frequency cut).
Compared to say the X21 at Ashington which might have 10 PAX from Newbiggin to Ashington, 10 to Bedlington, 30 through to Newcastle, 15 in between somewhere and can do 2 trips in the same time roughly. That's 130 PAX in the same at roughly lets say £4.50 it's £585 and the Diesel costs won't be anywhere near as high.
This is only anecdotal evidence but I’ve got several ex Redcar/Whitby drivers and they tell me it’s not uncommon to do even Whitby-Scarborough & back in the summer and easily take over a grand just on that. Obviously that was before the £2 cap… but it does very well in the summer season!
I’d reckon it makes a small loss in the winter even with the PVR cut in half almost (5 v 9).
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(01 Sep 2023, 12:43 pm)Ryland wrote Do we know which bus has Redcar spare ticket machine in
Currently 7404
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