(23 Aug 2013, 8:54 am)AdamY wrote As noted in earlier posts, I'm very much in favour of a flat-fare system like the one Daniel has pointed to in Edinburgh or, to use another example London. I believe with an Oyster Card, the flat-fare is £1.40 in London with a daily cap of £4.40. For that you can travel on trams and buses comprising the entire area covered by TfL.
(23 Aug 2013, 9:00 am)Andreos1 wrote Touching on the London thing, they have zones there, but it looks on the whole - to be a fair system.
The zones radiate out of the 'City', so the further you travel, the more you pay.
Chances are that there will be the odd anomaly, but it is set up in a clear manner, which visitors and residents can understand.
(23 Aug 2013, 9:34 pm)AdamY wrote You mean like how it used to be....
I was trying to find a jpeg of how the zones were previously arranged. I thought I found something but it ended up being a link to a Facebook post by GNE about the revised buzz-fare zones after the Hexham depot purchase.
A poster from this site, who will remain anonymous for now, contributes quite a bit to the conservation from 2010. I think some of his point are still valid and relevant to the debate today...
https://www.facebook.com/simplyGNE/posts/416539660827
(23 Aug 2013, 9:45 pm)Andreos1 wrote A certain person who still contributes, seems to like the fact the fares are increasing!
(24 Aug 2013, 10:49 am)aureolin wrote You expect price rises, but take 2012 for example. RPI/CPI vs Fare Increases in the same year. Funnily enough, those who can least afford it (Under 16s & Students) are hit the hardest.
RPI - 2.50%
CPI - 2.83%
BuzzFare
1 Zone tickets:
1 Day - 6.67%
1 Week - 6.86%
4 Weeks - 1.67%
2 Zone tickets:
1 Day - 6.78%
1 Week - 7.66%
4 Weeks - 3.85%
3 Zone+ tickets:
1 Day - 6.85%
1 Week - 7.36%
4 Weeks - 2.06%
Get Around
1 Day - 8.57%
1 Week - 6.71%
4 Weeks - 10.00%
16 Weeks - 9.98%
(25 Aug 2013, 12:29 pm)GuyParkRoyal wrote Just been planning a journey from Newcastle City Centre to Newcastle Airport and I was amazed at the price differences.
Nexus Metro £3.20 (someone travelling from South Hylton to The Airport would pay the same fare)
Stagecoach X77 £2.20
Go North East 74A £1.95
That makes Metro 64% more expensive than Go North East. If Nexus takes control of local buses no doubt my bargain £1.95 fare will increase to £3.20.
(25 Aug 2013, 12:41 pm)Daniel wrote What are the return prices like?
(04 Sep 2013, 5:13 pm)Daniel wrote https://www.facebook.com/simplyGNE/posts...4287405710
Can't be right!
(04 Sep 2013, 5:17 pm)Andreos1 wrote What a bargain!
Reckon if I am ever over that way and needing to head to Sunderland.... That will be my bus!
(04 Sep 2013, 5:20 pm)Daniel wrote How much do you reckon the 56 is from Concord to Sunderland, when the 939 goes to Sunderland from Team Valley via Concord and costs £2.80?
I'm thinking about £4.50... Simplified pricing structure.
(04 Sep 2013, 5:40 pm)Andreos1 wrote Having never used a workers service before, I'm wondering if Nexus have set the prices, especially as there are a number of operators contracted to them.
It would have been towards the end of my Secondary Education, but on one of my morning Scholars buses (normally a Wear Buses ECW Olympian), several members of the public used to get on.
That particular bus, was never crowded, but served 2-3 schools across Washington - meaning it served a big chunk of the town, serving regular bus stops along the way, whilst never entering school grounds.
Thinking back, I'm wondering if they braved the school bus, just to save a few quid and it is a little known secret that Nexus contracted services are cheaper than the commercial services which operate the same route?
There was the regular 194 and 294, which covered more or less the same route into Washington from Fatfield (where these passengers always got on) - so why get the 452 (or whatever number it was)?
(04 Sep 2013, 6:19 pm)aureolin wrote Wasn't the old 461 or 462 from Biddick was it? Although I recall Kingsleys doing at least the latter for a while There again it was always 25p to go anywhere