(22 Jul 2014, 8:28 pm)RGR756V wrote I think GNE had their fingers burnt with the OK1. The trouble we had in Darlington, which as we all know is Arriva dominated, is that people had weekly tickets to get to the town centre from the outlying estates. Also coupled with the fickle nature of passengers who are quite content to get the first bus that turns up, regardless of operator, fares charged and route taken.
I think it'd work if it went express between Durham and Middlesbrough. Arriva irritated a lot of passengers when they made the X1 stop at every stop between Durham and Coxhoe, as it adds a good 15-20 mins on a busy run. Whilst it does get a lot of uni use with their free passes, there's also a lot of college students who'd perhaps benefit from the Get Around scheme.