(13 Feb 2024, 4:51 pm)thw1008 wrote Apologies when I meant the X46 could be removed I meant just to remove the Hollywood Avenue leg, not the full routeThe problem with those night-services, and indeed a lot of other new routes, is that they're not given enough time to generate enough custom to become profitable. When starting a new business, most analysts and commentators agree that it should take two to three years to become profitable. For some reason, bus companies think they're immune to this premise and expect new ventures to turn a profit almost immediately hence why new, experimental, services are withdrawn after a short period. While I understand the reluctance to throw resource at something not generating revenue, things have to be given a chance to do so. New customers/passengers aren't immediately going to flock to a service without it being established first.
I seem to remember Stagecoach trialling a no.30 night bus which done a loop of Jesmond/Fawdon/Kenton but it never caught on. Or rather the night bus idea didn't catch on
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