(5 hours ago)Rob44 wrote I was looking at a day ticket to get me from wreckenton to Sunderland royal hospital then a scenic route back via maybe shilds and the ferry ( bus) and metro to town but there doesnt seem to be one for tyne and wear only?  Only a one that adds in co durham and northumberland which I wont be going anywhere near.  It looks like GNE dont even do there own tyne and wear ticket.

Tyne and Wear Day Rover was withdrawn on 1st April, with users told to get the £7.50 TNE Day Saver instead.

(Today, 10:10 am)deanmachine wrote £3 million between six CAs isn't exactly a load of money mind.

It's more to support achieving the goal of franchising, rather than the operational cost of delivering it.

The £500,000 will be more than handy in paying for the consultancy and other services they'll need to get the first bus on the road. I suspect there'll be a lot of associated project spend for that.