(26 May 2015, 12:55 pm)Michael wrote 15 isn't bad, especially when the route isn't very long, hopefully the numbers go up when GNE take over it, especially when GNE will accept their own tickets.
I would say roughly 5 of the 15 were paying passengers.
Whilst the offer of a day ticket may attract passengers to the 239, the revenue taken could actually fall, compared to the money taken from the 5 cash fares.
If 2 or 3 from those 5 use a buzzfare, over a cash fare, all of a sudden, the run is £7 or £8 down.
It doesn't seem much, but on a service where margins aren't going to be massive...
It is like last X1 (and many more) out of Newcastle on a night.
A relatively full decker, picking people up and dropping them off all along the route, typically only a couple of cash fares. Not sure how it makes a profit.