(27 Dec 2013, 4:26 pm)Greg in Weardale wrote And it wasn't worth turning out for, loadings were abysmal. I did the Arriva 44/45 to Dinnington for Weardale in 2010 & 2011; in 2010 Newcastle were at home and several buses were overloaded after the match and loadings reasonable at other times, in 2011 much less busy and it can't have been worth the small fortune Nexus paid for these services with drivers on £200 for the day and light running from Stanhope.
This is going to sound a little bit silly, however I think when independents take over the routes often people don't know about it. I didn't realise until Boxing Day it's self that Phoenix coaches were running the 1? So I think you've got to look at so the passengers know? And again it was operated every 30 minutes? How about a service every hour? Or even operate ones every 1.5 hours? One run at 10:00, then 11:30, 1:00, 2:30, 4:00?