(25 Feb 2021, 6:31 pm)big mac wrote With the ticketing, is the fact that to use the x9/X10 requires it's own separate day ticket something that causes confusion amongst passengers or not? I can just imagine someone getting on with a normal go north east day ticket and bring surprised that it isn't valid on the service.
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When I come to Newcastle in August I shall use the route on a day that I am already getting a North East Explorer, to avoid this Go North East fare differential.
(26 Feb 2021, 7:48 pm)Storx wrote Yeah, this is what they're allowed on:
You can travel the length and breadth of the region on local bus services operated by all the participating companies listed below:Please note that the Explorer North East Ticket is NOT valid on:
- Arriva North East
- Go North East
- Shields Ferry
- Stagecoach North East & Cumbria services within the Carlisle city boundary
- Travelsure**
- Tyne & Wear Metro
– Trains (except Sunderland to Blaydon rail line)
– National Express coaches
– Pre-booked coach tours
– Hadrian’s Wall service
– Moorbus services
– City sightseeing tours
The DayRover is anything above but inside T&W only. Unless things have changed the Explorer ticket from Arriva won't work on a GNE ticket machine and vice versa though so don't look like a twat and scan it.
That reminds me of when I was in Leeds in December 2019. The Transdev driver issued my all-operator bus ticket from the Ticketer machine. However, no scanners on any other company bus recognised it! The drivers were fine when I showed them the ticket though. It just defeats the object of the bar code if other companies do not recognise them.