New cheaper return fares for areas of Sunderland
https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and...d70f99be49
(15 Jan 2017, 9:38 am)citaro5284 New cheaper return fares for areas of Sunderland
https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and...d70f99be49
(15 Jan 2017, 9:38 am)citaro5284 New cheaper return fares for areas of Sunderland
https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and...d70f99be49
(15 Jan 2017, 9:55 am)Michael Not bad prices, least you can use it on the 3 and 4 in the same area's.
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Stagecoach also have a offer on for the new X24:
To celebrate the launch of the X24 we are offering an introductory 1 week fare exclusive to service X24!
Between 30 January-4 February 2017, 1 week tickets will be £5.00.
Between 6 February-11 February 2017, 1 week tickets will be £10.00.
From 13 February onward the best 7 day ticket is the £13.35 Tyne and Wear Megarider, valid on Stagecoach throughout Tyne and Wear.
https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and...h-east/x24
(15 Jan 2017, 9:55 am)Michael Not bad prices, least you can use it on the 3 and 4 in the same area's.
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Stagecoach also have a offer on for the new X24:
To celebrate the launch of the X24 we are offering an introductory 1 week fare exclusive to service X24!
Between 30 January-4 February 2017, 1 week tickets will be £5.00.
Between 6 February-11 February 2017, 1 week tickets will be £10.00.
From 13 February onward the best 7 day ticket is the £13.35 Tyne and Wear Megarider, valid on Stagecoach throughout Tyne and Wear.
https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and...h-east/x24
(15 Jan 2017, 9:55 am)Michael Not bad prices, least you can use it on the 3 and 4 in the same area's.
(15 Jan 2017, 9:55 am)Michael Not bad prices, least you can use it on the 3 and 4 in the same area's.
(15 Jan 2017, 10:22 am)Dan Tremendous prices, really, but it'll be interesting to see how it pans out in the long term.
I've always thought that Stagecoach's day ticket represents very good value for money, but at the same time, wondered how much money they must make from that ticket. Now they're introducing even cheaper return tickets which represent even better value for money, for infrequent travellers.
Crusader made an interesting point recently elsewhere on the forum here. Competition is all well and good - only time will tell what sort of impact this will have on both Stagecoach and Go North East's services operating between the City Centre and Silksworth. If neither operator is making money on these services, we could well see further cutbacks (from either operator).
(15 Jan 2017, 10:22 am)Dan Tremendous prices, really, but it'll be interesting to see how it pans out in the long term.
I've always thought that Stagecoach's day ticket represents very good value for money, but at the same time, wondered how much money they must make from that ticket. Now they're introducing even cheaper return tickets which represent even better value for money, for infrequent travellers.
Crusader made an interesting point recently elsewhere on the forum here. Competition is all well and good - only time will tell what sort of impact this will have on both Stagecoach and Go North East's services operating between the City Centre and Silksworth. If neither operator is making money on these services, we could well see further cutbacks (from either operator).
(15 Jan 2017, 10:26 am)Michael 12 and 13 haven't had any cuts in this upcoming changes, so they must be doing ok on a 20 minute frequency (10 combined)
(15 Jan 2017, 10:26 am)Michael 12 and 13 haven't had any cuts in this upcoming changes, so they must be doing ok on a 20 minute frequency (10 combined)
(15 Jan 2017, 10:22 am)Dan Tremendous prices, really, but it'll be interesting to see how it pans out in the long term.
I've always thought that Stagecoach's day ticket represents very good value for money, but at the same time, wondered how much money they must make from that ticket. Now they're introducing even cheaper return tickets which represent even better value for money, for infrequent travellers.
Crusader made an interesting point recently elsewhere on the forum here. Competition is all well and good - only time will tell what sort of impact this will have on both Stagecoach and Go North East's services operating between the City Centre and Silksworth. If neither operator is making money on these services, we could well see further cutbacks (from either operator).
(15 Jan 2017, 10:22 am)Dan Tremendous prices, really, but it'll be interesting to see how it pans out in the long term.
I've always thought that Stagecoach's day ticket represents very good value for money, but at the same time, wondered how much money they must make from that ticket. Now they're introducing even cheaper return tickets which represent even better value for money, for infrequent travellers.
Crusader made an interesting point recently elsewhere on the forum here. Competition is all well and good - only time will tell what sort of impact this will have on both Stagecoach and Go North East's services operating between the City Centre and Silksworth. If neither operator is making money on these services, we could well see further cutbacks (from either operator).
(15 Jan 2017, 10:35 am)Dan Yes; but if passengers currently buying a dayrider for £3.95 opt to purchase a return of £2.60 instead (£1.35 difference), and the reduction in price doesn't attract enough passengers to cover this, further cutbacks could come in the future.
In order to make £395.00, Stagecoach need to sell 100 dayriders. If all 100 of these passengers opt for a £2.60 return instead, they'd only make £260.00 (a loss of £135.00). They'd have to attract an additional 52 passengers buying return tickets to cover the loss, in this example. If Stagecoach only manage to attract an additional 30 passengers from Go North East, they won't have covered their losses, and Go North East's profits will be dented too, potentially resulting in cutbacks on both Stagecoach and Go North East's services in this area.
Obviously it's not quite as simple as that, but just to throw a few simple numbers into the equation. Competition can be great for passengers (and I think the X24 is a great example of this), but competition in areas where there is already dense competition, has the chance to backfire and at the detriment of passengers.
(15 Jan 2017, 10:35 am)Dan Yes; but if passengers currently buying a dayrider for £3.95 opt to purchase a return of £2.60 instead (£1.35 difference), and the reduction in price doesn't attract enough passengers to cover this, further cutbacks could come in the future.
In order to make £395.00, Stagecoach need to sell 100 dayriders. If all 100 of these passengers opt for a £2.60 return instead, they'd only make £260.00 (a loss of £135.00). They'd have to attract an additional 52 passengers buying return tickets to cover the loss, in this example. If Stagecoach only manage to attract an additional 30 passengers from Go North East, they won't have covered their losses, and Go North East's profits will be dented too, potentially resulting in cutbacks on both Stagecoach and Go North East's services in this area.
Obviously it's not quite as simple as that, but just to throw a few simple numbers into the equation. Competition can be great for passengers (and I think the X24 is a great example of this), but competition in areas where there is already dense competition, has the chance to backfire and at the detriment of passengers.
(15 Jan 2017, 9:38 am)citaro5284 New cheaper return fares for areas of Sunderland
https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and...d70f99be49
(15 Jan 2017, 9:38 am)citaro5284 New cheaper return fares for areas of Sunderland
https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and...d70f99be49
(15 Jan 2017, 5:42 pm)Andreos1 It's that corridor again...
There's obviously a market and a demand (just look at previous price offers and the number of routes operating in those areas). Is there a market to sustain the competition and two operators?
(15 Jan 2017, 5:42 pm)Andreos1 It's that corridor again...
There's obviously a market and a demand (just look at previous price offers and the number of routes operating in those areas). Is there a market to sustain the competition and two operators?
So it looks like Stagecoach had the X24 on display in Sunderland today.
Photo by Mike Brown on sort out the Metro page