(03 Nov 2014, 8:10 pm)tyresmoke wrote The different routings between services shouldn't have any bearing on the fares between two set points though? A good example is Stockton-Middlesbrough, on the X1/X66/etc direct services it costs £2.40. Our 17A, which goes via Thornaby and Acklam, is also £2.40 despite taking 3x as long
It's nice to see some Arriva fares in a thread dominated by examples of GNE's fares.
Anyway, I'm in full agreement with you. Different routings between two set points shouldn't really have any bearing on fares.
The fact that GNE charge the same fare between Sunderland and Washington, according to Aureolin's faretable, only makes the example of different fares between Newcastle/Gateshead and Wrekenton even more puzzling.