(15 Nov 2023, 6:14 pm)Rob44 wrote We'll i do from my new penthouse to QE then a 1.5 mile walk......
I was replying to this SDF saying people wont use them. incuse they couldn't get back . i was suggesting if a 56 or x1 from Gateshead to QE or wreckenton people would use it than save the taxi fare even if they had to get a taxi back. 1 taxi and a bus is cheaper than 2 taxi unless you can now get a cheap taxi return??!!
would imagine people would be less annoyed not having a service at all than having a service run but not be able to get it because of capacity, ie. getting somewhere then not being able to ge
I mean, there may be deals with taxi companies offering returns.... Then throw in the fact there is 2 or 3 people wanting to see that dying relative.
But to get back to the main point, whether a bus is finishing at 2.30pm or 11.30pm, there's always likely to be someone inconvenienced because they can't get a bus in both directions.
Chances are, the earlier it finishes, the more people are inconvenienced, by virtue of the majority of people not being about too late at night.