(11 Jul 2015, 3:45 pm)Malarkey wrote Have Arriva released any statistics on passenger growth on the Sapphire Services up here in the North East, as I have just read on Route One that Service 110 (Tamworth to Birmingham) has seen a rise of 10% since conversion to Sapphire a year ago.
http://www.route-one.net/industry/sapphi...h-in-year/
If they're getting 10% growth, and can maintain steady growth, then the purchase of higher spec vehicles is a no brainer really!
One thing I wonder though, and it comes from the MD's quote around smart ticketing. Is it not just a case that more journeys are now being recorded, rather than an actual growth of 10%? Similar to how the Metro's figures are clearly spoofed by the validators being introduced for ST holders.