(04 Jan 2014, 1:28 pm)Dan wrote Like I've said - if the Prince Bishops is massively profitable, why isn't it planned (according to our current list of 80 vehicles) to receive investment this year, considering there is a small amount of competition (which we've established is a small factor which will play a part in service investment)?
Custom is custom at the end of the day, and if GNE were to steal the passengers from the competition, maybe there wouldn't be runs which are only carrying minimal passenger numbers... On the flip side of the coin, why would you actually invest in a service which isn't stable and does sometimes only carry minimal passenger numbers?
Like the 35's do at times?
The 35 faces competiton between Sunderland & Shields (look at the lucrative fares on offer), Royal Hospital to Sunderland and Board Inn via Silksworth to Sunderland - quite a big difference compared to the 20 (Gilesgate Moor to North Road).
You keep asking, but I have lost count how many times I have put forward suggestions as to why it isn't receiving an upgrade to be fair.
As I have said already, if the low loads which you have seen are so common, why not reduce the frequency?
We are talking about GNE here. If they see a route which isn't making enough of a profit - they adapt it, reduce frequencies and eventually axe it...
The 20 has been in its current guise for 20 odd years, with slight changes such as the x20 and 20a (which is now over a year old and seemingly doing very well).