(18 Oct 2020, 7:13 am)Dan wrote I'd argue end to end traffic on the 27 is almost non-existent (again possibly besides ENCTS) and, really, this route offers a service to those who don't have easy access to a Metro station. There are several parts of the route where, by the time you also add in walking time, it's quicker to catch the bus.

There's also the people who already have a GNE ticket but not a Network One ticket because they don't usually travel on the Metro.

I've used the 27 end to end quite a few times because I'm too cheap to buy a Metro ticket! The only time I'll get the Metro is if someone else is paying.

I'd imagine it'd be a similar situation for the likes of the 1A.
A friend of mine is travelling as we speak to Whitley Bay from the Metrocentre, she chose to to get the bus to Newcastle then switch to a Metro because it's considerably faster, whereas I would have just got on the 1A and spent an extra hour travelling because I don't want to pay the extra for the Metro (ignore the fact I could just change buses at Newcastle and make up most of that time, that doesn't fit the narrative very well!)