(26 May 2019, 9:21 pm)Andreos1 wrote Those were the days.
That 5p fare was great for kids.
Think about how far you could get for 5p on the 638!
That £1.20 far on the 638 or 777 wasn't that long ago in the scheme of things. Think the equivalent child fare at the time was 25p.
I wish we had ticket prices that low when I was younger! I had to settle for paying £1.10 for an all day ticket.
I was devastated when I turned 16 and lost use of my Pop Card, in fact I stopped travelling by bus for a good 2 or 3 years.
I now pay £110 a month, mostly because I travel between Bishop and Gateshead quite frequently, and because of the great way the GNE has their zones set up, I have to get a 3 zone ticket! At that price though it still works out cheaper than driving, sure it takes 2 hours instead of the half an hour it would take in the car, but I can work during those two hours and I don't have to deal with the hassle that is other road users!
Plus, there's nothing quite like having the whole upper deck to yourself for the whole journey on a warm summer night with all the windows open, that alone is worth the price! (until you get to certain part of the route *cough* Spennymoor *cough* and some drunk inevitably gets on, somehow manages to climb up the stairs and sits right behind you)