(27 Jan 2022, 4:16 pm)Ambassador wrote I do feel for the folks on the borders who are forced into buying a ticket (the likes of Ouston, Hetton, Seaham) who are probably as a whole travelling North towards the city.
It's crazy it's cheaper to travel from Ouston to Bishop Auckland than Ouston to Birtley (which is a more likely journey lets be honest!) - I get there has to be a cut off at some point but it seems very straight cut vs potential travel patterns.
(27 Jan 2022, 4:21 pm)Dan wrote Only in day/week form. Cheaper singles and returns are still available for Ouston to Birtley.
(27 Jan 2022, 4:25 pm)Thomas12 wrote Can you say if the cheaper £1.70 singles (or £1.80 after a price increase possibly) will be remaining within the North Tyneside, Gateshead zones etc?
Found these really useful considering I don't use the bus too often at the minute.
(27 Jan 2022, 4:29 pm)Dan wrote Yes - effectively the summer savings fare campaign will be kept permanent (in reality it would have been hard to move away from it, given the length of time the 'sale' had been ongoing), which includes the cheaper singles and the caps on these fares within boundaries.
(27 Jan 2022, 4:29 pm)Dan wrote Yes - effectively the summer savings fare campaign will be kept permanent (in reality it would have been hard to move away from it, given the length of time the 'sale' had been ongoing), which includes the cheaper singles and the caps on these fares within boundaries.How will the fares after 7pm distinguish from whether to charge £1 or £2, will it be straight forward like £1 on - X20/X66/58 and £2 21/X21 etc.
(27 Jan 2022, 4:32 pm)Omega54 wrote How will the fares after 7pm distinguish from whether to charge £1 or £2, will it be straight forward like £1 on - X20/X66/58 and £2 21/X21 etc.
Also so these after 7pm fares count for the X10 aswell?
(27 Jan 2022, 4:32 pm)Omega54 wrote How will the fares after 7pm distinguish from whether to charge £1 or £2, will it be straight forward like £1 on - X20/X66/58 and £2 21/X21 etc.
Also so these after 7pm fares count for the X10 aswell?
(27 Jan 2022, 3:23 pm)Drifter60 wrote Three very quick observations:
1) Bournmoor seems to be the only place falling outside its county/borough line, it’s County Durham but appears to be in the Tyne and Wear Zone - a mistake?
2) Seaton Sluice and Holywell, I can’t make out what zone they are, Northumberland or Tyne and Wear? Or both?
3) They still haven’t sorted the messy titles of “City of Sunderland” ticket and “Sunderland Central” ticket, despite the former now extending down to Blackhall, which is closer to Hartlepool than Sunderland! I’m not sure why they haven’t renamed it “Sunderland + East Durham” to safe confusion across the board. How many folk in Sunderland may end up with the more expensive ticket when they’re just going Doxford Park to The Bridges?
(27 Jan 2022, 4:16 pm)Ambassador wrote I do feel for the folks on the borders who are forced into buying a ticket (the likes of Ouston, Hetton, Seaham) who are probably as a whole travelling North towards the city.
It's crazy it's cheaper to travel from Ouston to Bishop Auckland than Ouston to Birtley (which is a more likely journey lets be honest!) - I get there has to be a cut off at some point but it seems very straight cut vs potential travel patterns.
(27 Jan 2022, 4:36 pm)Chris 1 wrote I read it as, if the normal daytime fare is less than £2 then the normal daytime fare will apply. If it's more than £2, then you'll pay £2.
(27 Jan 2022, 6:01 pm)Storx wrote Is it just me who thinks it would be easier to just have the £4 zones and price it as 1 zone £4, 2 zones £5.30, all zones £6. Similar to the Arriva triple ticket in Northumberland which is as simple as it can get.
Don't see the need of having 2 zones, especially the ridiculous Northumberland Zone up in Ashington. It serves no purpose unless someone want's to go on a magical mystery tout from Ashington to North Shields, the 310 to Newcastle then use another bus which no sane person would do.
The zones just seem to move around every other week lately, this is the third time in just over a year now.
(27 Jan 2022, 6:01 pm)Storx wrote Is it just me who thinks it would be easier to just have the £4 zones and price it as 1 zone £4, 2 zones £5.30, all zones £6. Similar to the Arriva triple ticket in Northumberland which is as simple as it can get.
Don't see the need of having 2 zones, especially the ridiculous Northumberland Zone up in Ashington. It serves no purpose unless someone want's to go on a magical mystery tout from Ashington to North Shields, the 310 to Newcastle then use another bus which no sane person would do.
The zones just seem to move around every other week lately, this is the third time in just over a year now.
(27 Jan 2022, 6:16 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Honestly, considering the negligible difference (a whole 70p!) between a single zone and an all zone ticket, I don't know why they didn't just scrap them all together and just go with a single day ticket that covers all routes!
(27 Jan 2022, 5:47 pm)Adrian wrote The problem with Bournmoor not being in the Tyne and Wear zone, is that it creates an issue with the 4 route that it exits Tyne and Wear for 2 or 3 stops, then returns through Fencehouses and on to Houghton. I may be wrong, but I'd assume the travel habits of people there are more aligned with Shiney Row and Houghton than they are Chester-le-Street.
(27 Jan 2022, 5:47 pm)Adrian wrote Agree with the Sunderland ticket names. Maybe Sunderland & District would have been better (and brand consistent), and would have distinguished between the two tickets better.
(27 Jan 2022, 6:23 pm)Adrian wrote Not sure I follow? I don't think it can be more simple than having zones aligned with county boundaries.
I don't get the example about Ashington to North Shields either.
(27 Jan 2022, 6:55 pm)Dan wrote Would be lovely and simple, yes, but not sure a 70p increase would go down well - nor does a £6 day ticket offer good value to someone travelling locally within Tyne and Wear.
Worth mentioning on that point that it’s good to see some further fare reductions in all this - an end to end trip from Easington Lane to Newcastle (or any journey cross Washington) for example on the X1 is going from being an all zones £6 (or £7 pre-summer offer) to £5.30.
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(28 Jan 2022, 1:26 pm)Drifter60 wrote While I think it’s a great move that evening fares are continuing to be capped - albeit it’ll now be slightly higher than it has been - I also think it’s a shame in a way that those singles that are under £2 haven’t remained a £1. “Evening Fares: £1 Short Journeys or £2 Maximum Fare” and then it still sounds like a great deal for all despite the fact you’re maybe only saving 30p if the single is £1.30.
Also looking at the zones, I’ve done some very very basic drawings on the GNE county zone map to include those local area tickets. See here: https://ibb.co/z4VpfVf - Hexham and Tynedale seem to be an obvious area missing a local area ticket, with the only other areas that seem to miss out on being included in at least one of the local area tickets, being Woodstone Village and Bournmoor, a victim of borders it seems in the case of the latter two.
Decent news for those in Langley Park, Sacriston and Birtley who have the option of two local area tickets plus the county zone tickets.
(28 Jan 2022, 10:57 pm)Gonorth91 wrote Are the day rovers going up pain fr me im boldon theres no go northeast bus use to be X36 then if i wanted to go to metrocentre change at gateshead but ano theres no 100 running atm stagecoachIf you want the Metrocentre but using a Stagecoach ticket from Boldon you can use the Stagecoach ticket on 10/10A/10B amd X45/X46 operated by GNE at no additional cost.