Pricing
Pricing
(02 Mar 2015, 4:45 pm)MarcTheA4 When on a 56 recently, between Concord and Sunderland - a guy got on and paid something like £5.70 or £5.90 for a return between the two.
(02 Mar 2015, 4:45 pm)MarcTheA4 When on a 56 recently, between Concord and Sunderland - a guy got on and paid something like £5.70 or £5.90 for a return between the two.
(02 Mar 2015, 4:50 pm)Tom Bloody hell! That's a rip off!
Another thing I don't get is:
56, X1 etc. - Gateshead to Wrekenton - £2.00
Orbits - £1.50
27, X9, X10, X36 etc. Gateshead to Heworth - £2.00
Orbits - £1.50
I think it's far from ideal, but you're always going to get these discrepancies. In a commercial environment, I'd think that certain services are marketed differently to others, in order to increase patronage. If this helps services with lower use survive, then it's obviously a good thing.
I've made my feelings clear more than once though. I'd love to see lower fares a lot round, but that's not going to be a possibility in the current market.
(02 Mar 2015, 4:34 pm)Tom Just saw on the GNE Facebook page that a single from Birtley to Gateshead is £3.20!
Is this a mistake, as that's ridiculous.
(02 Mar 2015, 4:34 pm)Tom Just saw on the GNE Facebook page that a single from Birtley to Gateshead is £3.20!
Is this a mistake, as that's ridiculous.
) fare of 90 pence for a child changed. With the fairly recent fare rise of 5 pence by Go North East (something to do with drivers having issues with change?), it's only fair (given it's only 10 pence difference, and they are generally easier to come across in change) that the child's fare is rounded up to £1.00. 
Personally, I think when Quality Contracts comes into it all - I'd like to see (presuming all other counties or areas join outside of Tyne and Wear, to make things easier and a lot better on the whole) a certain fare rate. Something like;
Travel within Tyne and Wear - £1.50
Travel from Tyne and Wear to Northumberland - £2.00
Travel from Tyne and Wear to County Durham - £2.00
And so on...
Also, I'd like to see the 'half' (as my grandad used to call it ) fare of 90 pence for a child changed. With the fairly recent fare rise of 5 pence by Go North East (something to do with drivers having issues with change?), it's only fair (given it's only 10 pence difference, and they are generally easier to come across in change) that the child's fare is rounded up to £1.00.
Just my suggestions, obviously I don't follow Quality Contracts, or the constant debate, but I do pick up they wanted to introduce some sort of fare boundary?
(02 Mar 2015, 8:42 pm)MarcTheA4 Personally, I think when Quality Contracts comes into it all - I'd like to see (presuming all other counties or areas join outside of Tyne and Wear, to make things easier and a lot better on the whole) a certain fare rate. Something like;
Travel within Tyne and Wear - £1.50
Travel from Tyne and Wear to Northumberland - £2.00
Travel from Tyne and Wear to County Durham - £2.00
And so on...
Also, I'd like to see the 'half' (as my grandad used to call it
Just my suggestions, obviously I don't follow Quality Contracts, or the constant debate, but I do pick up they wanted to introduce some sort of fare boundary?
(02 Mar 2015, 8:42 pm)MarcTheA4 Personally, I think when Quality Contracts comes into it all - I'd like to see (presuming all other counties or areas join outside of Tyne and Wear, to make things easier and a lot better on the whole) a certain fare rate. Something like;
Travel within Tyne and Wear - £1.50
Travel from Tyne and Wear to Northumberland - £2.00
Travel from Tyne and Wear to County Durham - £2.00
And so on...
Also, I'd like to see the 'half' (as my grandad used to call it
Just my suggestions, obviously I don't follow Quality Contracts, or the constant debate, but I do pick up they wanted to introduce some sort of fare boundary?
(02 Mar 2015, 8:47 pm)Dan As attached.
(02 Mar 2015, 8:51 pm)MarcTheA4 Thanks Dan. Shows how little I pay attention in that field.
(02 Mar 2015, 8:51 pm)MarcTheA4 Thanks Dan. Shows how little I pay attention in that field.
(02 Mar 2015, 4:34 pm)Tom Just saw on the GNE Facebook page that a single from Birtley to Gateshead is £3.20!
Is this a mistake, as that's ridiculous.
Something I have been meaning to post for a bit is the difference in Transfare prices. Not sure what Go-North East or Arriva Transfare prices are but here is an example using a Stagecoach service then metro.
Stagecoach service from Sunderland estate to city then metro to Newcastle £3.80
Returning the other way its £4.30, a 50p difference.
But then a Nexus day ticket would be less than double even the cheaper fare.
(08 Mar 2015, 10:50 pm)leestransportphotos Didn't have that much of a run around this weekend
Saturday -
X1 - Wrekenton to Newcastle
Trainspotting in Newcastle
10 - Newcastle to MetroCentre
Steam rail tour at MetroCentre
10A - MetroCentre to Newcastle
Trainspotting in Newcastle
X1 - Newcastle to Wrekenton
Sunday -
1 Wrekenton to Low Fell/Harlow Green
21 - Birtley to Barley Mow
82A - Barley Mow to Birtley
21 Birtley Station Lane to Coach and Horses
(08 Mar 2015, 10:50 pm)leestransportphotos Didn't have that much of a run around this weekend
Saturday -
X1 - Wrekenton to Newcastle
Trainspotting in Newcastle
10 - Newcastle to MetroCentre
Steam rail tour at MetroCentre
10A - MetroCentre to Newcastle
Trainspotting in Newcastle
X1 - Newcastle to Wrekenton
Sunday -
1 Wrekenton to Low Fell/Harlow Green
21 - Birtley to Barley Mow
82A - Barley Mow to Birtley
21 Birtley Station Lane to Coach and Horses
(09 Mar 2015, 7:07 pm)Tommy_1581 Wouldn't it have been easier just to use Northern's NCL - MCE service? Explorers are valid on them.
(09 Mar 2015, 7:38 pm)leestransportphotos I didn't have an explorer. Why buy a ticket which is £9 odd or what ever when you can have a day ticket for £1.10
(09 Mar 2015, 7:38 pm)leestransportphotos I didn't have an explorer. Why buy a ticket which is £9 odd or what ever when you can have a day ticket for £1.10
(09 Mar 2015, 7:38 pm)leestransportphotos I didn't have an explorer. Why buy a ticket which is £9 odd or what ever when you can have a day ticket for £1.10
(09 Mar 2015, 7:42 pm)aureolin Isn't the £1.10 CAT valid on the Northern Rail service? I'd thought the validity was the same as a Day Rover?
(09 Mar 2015, 7:42 pm)aureolin Isn't the £1.10 CAT valid on the Northern Rail service? I'd thought the validity was the same as a Day Rover?
