(26 Mar 2024, 8:14 am)Dan wrote I think Unber43’s point was probably that the subsidised services ran by Gateshead Central will never see passenger growth to allow them to no longer be subsidised.
As GCT have no commercial bus services, it is clear they have no intention of growing patronage on them. Arguably on a Minimum Cost contract, they have no reason to attempt to do so.
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You could compare the impact they had with GNE and the 96 or 97.
Without them winning the contract, that service would have never become commercially successful overnight.
Conversely, you could look at GNE's decision making on the 71 and GCT having to step in and save the day.