(25 May 2022, 12:58 pm)Ambassador wrote I guess another unforseen circumstance to this is it's likely the current provider (GNE) won't win a lot of the contracts. Passengers will get pushed to the hub and spoke model (which although lamentable is fine if you have value tickets) but you're likely going to end up needing to buy a more expensive Explorer or Network One ticket (dependent on your area) to cover your new journey
So not only are passengers now suffering a poorer reduced service its costing them more via fares and to boot, taxes!
Better than Ever! (profits)
You've stole my thunder a bit..... If say the 29 is run by nexus as a secured service, and ( god forbid) GNE win the contract would the GNE tickets be available to buy and use cause ( i by the Gateshead day ticket at the moment) I'm sure when the original 29 was secured ( many moons ago) I'm quite sure you couldn't. So if SNE won the 29 i would have to go from paying 410 to get to work to 7.80 for a day rover. nearly a 100% increase. Back to the car i think