(08 Nov 2023, 10:13 pm)Storx wrote To be fair, wasn't it more about linking the Northern estates though, unless you run a bus services every 10 minutes. Outright non stop from Sunderland to Newcastle, there's just no reason to use it as the Metro will win in pretty much everything and lets be honest no-one in their right mind, bar a few days a year, wants to travel from Newcastle to Sunderland.
Buses can't even win on it actually turning up as they've been riddled with strikes and cancellations for the past few years.
Whereas the Metro has been reliable, with absolutely no issues ?. It always turns up, well apart from when it's raining, windy, foggy or there's low rail adhesion. We haven't seen any line closures and replacement buses for ages. The antique fleet is perfect, faultlessly running a issue-free Metro service every day...
Of course just ignore the expensive Metro fares, whether for just Metro or multi-modal (before the new TNE day ticket), and the fact I used to volunteer in Sunderland and spout out the same old lines, Metro is perfect and everyone should use it no matter the cost or the shit reliability, it's quick when it turns up, and if the line is open.