(22 Jan 2024, 10:03 pm)Adrian wrote Chicken and egg though, isn't it? Seems bus operators only want customers on their terms alone.

In the Big Bus Survey that was conducted ahead of Enhanced Partnership, 'Faster and more reliable journey times' was ranked as the most important factor by respondents, so u don't think you can ignore that people want the ability to get to places faster.

Maybe that's a fault of network design spanning over years, though? Too few services, each doing too much.




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I know it's not buses, but the best thing they could do is to try and extend the remaining part of the Northern network so it's part of the TNE tickets somehow. Would solve the faster links from Hexham if you could actually use the train on a multi modal ticket as it's rather expensive from Hexham currently with a bus ticket on top.

Similar could be said for the likes of Horden which I've seen is getting a massive redevelopment program around the new railway station.