(23 Aug 2023, 6:56 pm)deanmachine wrote We argued that point when they cut the later 56s between 3 and 5am, yes they were probably losing money but you occasionally had Nissan workers who worked a bit later who we no longer cater for, which is happening again with the 2am from Sunderland to Concord in September. Even if it was a service losing money the rest of them were making so much money I think it just benefits having a true 24 hour service, giving night worker customers reassurance that if they missed their bus there'd still be something in an hour to take them home. I think those type of services need to be funded though, a for profit company won't keep a loss making service on even if it benefits them in the long run.

Yeah agreed, it's a shame really as they were genuinely good services and actually marketed well to give credit for once. The less said for Stagecoach, how on earth they can't get some night buses working in the areas they serve is a complete mystery to me. The West End should be an easy one if they actually bothered to advertise it but similar to Heaton and Jesmond with the 2 universities, heck even work with them and advertise it as the 'safe' way home compared to black cabs etc. I know Northumbria used to have a campaign about it years ago and a partnership with one of the legit taxi companies.