(16 Jul 2014, 3:55 pm)Andreos Constantopolous wrote Just to pick up on the passengers/revenue/bums on seats discussion again.
I was on a 21 earlier and I was easily the youngest person on the bus (apart from the toddler sat with a grandparent).
The rest of the passengers who boarded at Eldon Sq and points onwards to Gateshead were all pass holders (down stairs was full).
An older guy used his key to board the bus later on and a guy in his fifties had some sort of pass too.
A lot disembarked at Gateshead having used the bus to get over the river and only a couple of cash fares were taken beyond this point.
On a different note, it looks like the old rear destination screens from vehicles departed are being used - at least one Cadet from Washington has a retro look to it.
Are you talking about the Cadets having flipdot screens on the rear? One or two of the 8242-46 batch has 'em too.
If so, they have done for ages now - it's just a case of finding one of the very few which actually works.