(23 Jul 2014, 2:05 pm)marxistafozzski wrote I wonder if it would work if it was cross-subsidised i.e. paying for it from the more profitable routes. Would be a shame to lose Quaylink, but it needs passengers for it to work at all and every time I see Quaylink it is carrying fresh air and not much more
Unfortunately, cross-subsidisation is not permitted under the 1986 Transport Act.
On my visits to Newcastle, I've seen only a few people use the services but perhaps there would be scope for GNE or SNE to amend some of their existing services to cover at least some of the roads that otherwise would be left unserved?
David