(25 Nov 2013, 4:56 pm)CatsFast101 wrote I certainly understood the operators marketing and streamlined frequent services are best and I get where you're coming from however in terms of passengers I'm not sure how many would agree though. I direct service is always more appealing to me, we've just been saying how the new Pygalls X27 to MetroCentre is great for us living in East Durham as usually I'd have to get three different buses to get there as opposed to one.
In most cases, frequency tends to win with customers (providing the journey time isn't a great deal quicker on another service) - that's pretty common knowledge, I'd say.
All of my friends prefer the 60 as opposed to the 61 because it's more frequent. Michael has just said above that he likes the 2A/2C at present because it helps him to get to college easier. Likewise, I used to have a routine for the times at which I go to school - I don't really have that anymore, and I get the first bus which turns up, which is quite often the bus which is every 10 minutes rather than every 15, 20 or 30!
(25 Nov 2013, 4:56 pm)CatsFast101 wrote Simply turn up and go on the every 15 minutes SimpliCity 61 and every 20 minutes SimpliCity 39.
You'll recall me arguing that the "SimpliCity" brand is not appropriate for the 61?
"SimpliCity" 39 operates every ten minutes between Doxford Park and Sunderland, so there's your 'simply turn up and go' frequency for that service.