(29 Jun 2013, 3:53 pm)Daniel wrote(29 Jun 2013, 1:03 pm)BJ10VUS wrote I've actually done some Google searching and managed to find the following. Not how up-to-date the information is, but this is the charge per bus departure.
Eldon Square - 62.7p
Haymarket - 55p
Gateshead - 47p
Park Lane Interchange - 47p
Four Lane Ends - 26p
That's pretty expensive, to be honest. Consider a bus service like the X66 - there's probably about 700 departures per week? This is just guess work...
700 x 47p - £329
£329 x 52 = £17108 per year
Crikey, I didn't think that the costs would be so high just for one service!
Here's a question for you all... If a service is secured by Nexus and is operated by say, Go North East... Do Go North East pay for it, or does the tender?
Had a search through that Nexus tender contract I uploaded a while ago, and I can't see no reference of it in there. If there's no term in the contract, I'd personally assume that 'business as usual' applies - i.e. the operator pays.