(01 Jul 2017, 7:47 pm)Ambassador wrote It's gone from £2.85 to £3.00 for a single from Birtley to Newcastle.
No wonder usage is down, that fare is appallingly high. The unscrupulous way they've hidden the rise has been more disappointing. The vehicles they use on the 21 are getting worse, the service has been cut...for what?
Private companies are bringing little benefit to users but I imagine there's little appetite for higher taxes to support public ownership.
That fare looks even worse when you consider that, for 80p more, GNE offer students unlimited travel all day across their network. Now, I'm not complaining about that (£3.80 is ridiculously cheap for a region wide day ticket), but it does make you wonder if they have their pricing strategy correct.