(03 Apr 2021, 8:32 pm)Storx wrote See I was thinking that but it shouldn't be an issue as all the Newcastle / A19 passengers will be on already by that point. As long as they're all going to Scarborough and Whitby then it's just extra bums on seats wanting a nicer vehicle and to save 30 minutes EW to Scarborough. If there is any capacity problems then it's just going to be those getting on at Middlesbrough and Ormseby and as you said they've got the X93.
If there's only 2 passengers travelling from Newcastle to Billingham you might aswell try and fill the rest of the seats with punters paying a tenner to save an hour from Middlesbrough than have 2 passengers to Scarborough whereas if the bus is full from Newcastle to Billingham, the extras will have to get the X93 instead. It's a no lose for GNE imo.
That problem only happens if it's full of Newcastle passengers to stops to Boro or before.
And here we have it. A commercial operation, designed to make money, designed to open up new connections - not taking advantage of commercial opportunities.
It makes no sense at all to refuse walk up fares.
Then we see the patter about it being a 'different service', despite all the similarities to the current network.
It's either one or the other. Not something in-between, which has pretensions of grandeur but is ultimately something caught in-between.