(31 May 2021, 2:38 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote Genuinely surprised at that. What did you think about it back then?
I think all passengers should be welcome to use the scholars buses to go a few stops. These services could be much better utilized, particularly in GNE areas where there is usually a bit of a walk between their buses (for example the Coaster 1A/1B services and the Q3 in Byker) so a service could run between them as part of a scholars route.
Honestly, I didn't like it. It felt weird.
I couldn't imagine getting on a bus full of kids, it's bad enough when I forget that schools are still a thing and get the X21 through Durham at 3pm!
The way I see it, if schools (or LAs) are paying for an operator to run the service, it should be reserved exclusively for the students to use.