(19 Jul 2020, 10:03 pm)Ambassador wrote Bear with as catching up here...
Is the 53/54 that profitable? I know it runs through pretty much the poorest parts of Gateshead so public transport usage is naturally higher but it feels like it’s had fairly regular upgrades or at least improvements over the years versus the rest of the Gateshead and now Riverside network.
Or is it a case of government handouts and the only suitable route for free cash is this one? /cynic
Yes, it's one of the most popular routes in Gateshead, despite having smaller buses, they fill up fast, drop off fast, then fill up again, most people paid in cash too (pre-corona). I mean 8 buses on a route that small, it's got to be very popular hasn't it?