(31 Dec 2021, 12:18 pm)Dan wrote Excellent to see!

I hadn't seen these, but a massive step in the right direction and just a crying shame that their information online wasn't updated to reflect the fact that services were in fact running. Arguably this is probably where most users would look first (or the app).



I'm not sure that's true.

Go North East standardised its fares on most routes a good while back now - I believe it's £3.60 for a single on services 21, 25, 28 and X21 from Chester-le-Street to Newcastle, and £3.10 from Birtley to Newcastle on the 21 and 28. Likewise services on shared corridors such as Old Durham Road (where cheaper fares have always historically been offered on service 57 compared to other services on this corridor) have been standardised now.

This is how it should be - users shouldn't be penalised on another corridor because there isn't any competition, especially for end to end journeys where there (technically!) is. The Coastliner ticket is great value, and better than their competitor, but this should be opened up to the other 'X' services operating between the same places in my view. An adult single on one service being more expensive than a day ticket on the other makes no sense at all.

so the x1 from the qe is now the same price as the 57, 56, 28? i bet i know which direction the fares went!!