(13 Jul 2013, 8:51 am)gtomlinson wrote Pricing structure madness I've discovered doing welfare visits this week around Birtley

Wrekenton Co-Op to Birtley Komatsu on 23 with Stanley Travel is £1.30. With Connect its £1.55 but both tickets allowed through travel to terminus at Barley Mow.

From Coach and Horses to Komatsu £1.30 with Stanley and £1.55 with Connect again. TB14 is a £1. GNE is £1.35 with last stop permitted North Lodge.

My works expense team thought I was making it up!

Re-Andreos. The 728/09/33 and then 28/A. Your right they used to be quicker and still are aside the 28A. Must be trained into heads to ride the big brands

That's really interesting. Since the 23 is a Nexus contracted service, you would presume that the price would be the same for all journeys regardless of operator. I wonder if Nexus are aware of this price discrepancy or whether if anyone has brought it to their attention. If not, someone should.

However, based upon the prices listed here, if I lived in Birtley and wanted to travel to Wrekenton I would always use the 23 as it's the cheaper option whatever the operator. The next step up on GNE's fare structure is the £1.95 fare, although realistically, for this particular journey, the fare will more likely be £2.60 (based on journeys inside the Purple Zone from Wrekenton to the Galleries and Donwell/Concord/Sulgrave). If travelling from the Portmeads/Portobello area down to Birtley, I'd make sure I kept an eye out for that cunningly disguised van known to some as the TB14. That £1 fare seems like an absolute bargain when compared to the usual price of bus fares in the area.

One another note, the information provided has enlightened me on how to fiddle my expenses if I'm ever required to travel by public transport in the Birtley area. Every bus I catch will be operated by Connect when travelling within Birtley itself, if I need to go to Wrekenton, it will always be a GNE I'll catch. ;-)