On the subject of advertising, are the Cobalt Clippers making good money outside of peak times? I know that they're always packed to and from Cobalt and during the PM peak times from Newcastle mostly between 16:00 and 17:00 when the 306 / 308 are slightly reduced to help improve reliability but, I think GNE seriously need to look into the timings of both the 309 / 310 services. What is the point of having the services running like this:
Arriva arriving at Haymarket Monday to Saturday: 00, 08, 15, 23, 30, 38, 45, 53
GNE arriving at Haymarket Monday to Saturday: 04, 11, 19, 26, 34, 41, 49, 46
Arriva leaving Haymarket Monday to Saturday: 07, 14, 22, 29, 37, 44, 52, 59
GNE leaving Haymarket Monday to Saturday: 02, 10, 17, 25, 32, 40, 47, 55
Arriva leaving Haymarket Mon to Fri PM Peak between 5 and 6 pm: 02, 09, 17, 24, 32, 39, 47, 54
GNE leaving Haymarket Mon to Fri PM Peak between 5 and 6pm: 03, 11, 18, 26, 34, 42, 50, 58
Arriva arriving at Haymarket Evenings: 05, 20, 35, 50
Arriva leaving Haymarket Evenings: 10, 25, 40, 55
GNE arriving at Haymarket Evenings: 12, 42
GNE leaving Haymarket Evenings: 15, 45
Arriva arriving at Haymarket Sunday Daytime: 00, 15, 30, 45
Arriva leaving Haymarket Sunday Daytime: 07, 22, 37, 52
GNE arriving at Haymarket Sunday Daytime: 06, 21, 36, 51
GNE leaving Haymarket Sunday daytime: 00, 15, 30, 45
I know that the 309 needs to leave between 45 and 50 minutes to the hour during the evenings for the shift patterns at Cobalt but if GNE re-timed the services to run just minutes (no more then 2 minutes before the 306 and no more than 3 minutes before the 308) before an Arriva service between Newcastle and Station road and vice versa, they'd make far more money and could even be one of GNE's most profitable services. The majority of people on that stretch turn up on the "first bus that comes" and they've both got far more potential to make money.
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - May 2015