(03 Sep 2022, 3:34 pm)BusLoverMum wrote I can see operators creating flat fares to compensate. It's already close to the £2 mark for me to get the bus the relatively short distance to fram from the arnison centre or city centre, on GNE. Arriva is a lot cheaper, though.

I have a feeling that Transport North East or whatever name it is this week will fund it beyond March personally if they see growth from their funds somewhere. Similar to what's happened in West Yorkshire and Manchester. I believe there was plans already to do it anyway at some point.