(12 Aug 2022, 9:37 am)Adrian wrote Surely the bigger issue is that you've got four services, for effectively one route, now being served by three operators?
Mon-Sat Daytime:
82 Barmston Court to Gateshead - JH Coaches
82A Barmston Court to Birtley - GCT
Mon-Sun Evening:
83 Waterview Park to Galleries - GNE
81 Galleries to Gateshead - GNE
What happened to making public transport easier?
I agree, although I've got to give props to Nexus for stepping in to save everything, it isn't half confusing. Firstly I think all of the above should be handed out as one contract to the same operator given that it's essentially the same route. At the very least the 82 and 82A should be operated by the same company. As for the 81 and 83, I get it that on an evening they're merging the 82 and 25 together, with the Sunday extension to Sunderland to replace the 8. Why though the 83 has to be kept separate when it follows basically the same route as the Sunday variant (but only goes as far as Waterview Park) I don't know.