(21 May 2023, 7:40 am)busmanT wrote Some GNE fares are clearly below the price that they need to be - Concord to Sunderland £2.30 single for example.

it will be interesting to see if Manchester can afford franchising - we won’t know until at least 2026 once all areas are franchised.
It will also be interesting to find out what the Bee Network fares are when Andy B announces them next month.

It's still not cheap though and most customers aren't going to see it that way to be fair. And that's just for a one way journey for one person. Whole different ball game if people are traveling as a family. I can't blame people for choosing the car to be honest. Of course I understand that GNE needs to find a way of turning things around but at the same time they have to be careful not to push more people away because it will only make matters worse in the long run.