(27 Sep 2013, 9:12 am)Andreos1 wrote Conversely, when an early morning run on a 202 or a 260 into Peterlee (which carries 6 passengers each) is axed - the x7 is impacted, because 4 & 3 of those passengers carried on their journey to get to work.
All of a sudden, the x7 is, 7 passengers short and a run which teetered on the edge of profitability, is suddenly making a loss.
Similarly, 5 passengers getting off a 21 after work, can't get an x25 or 71 at Chester to finish off their journey - because that has stopped for the evening.
When loads on the x7 and 21 are analysed, they realise numbers are down, so certain runs are also axed or cut short.
Except the only reason loads are down, is because the bus that takes them to/from home was stopped to maintain (or increase) profit levels....
It is a vicious circle and a key negative of this hub & spoke model in that is is forcing people into certain channels for their journey.
Is this based on fact, or have you just made up this scenario?