(6 hours ago)Storx wrote Agreed to be honest, mind I don't think it should be a flat rate though as stuff like Berwick to Newcastle should be £3.
I'd much rather see further discounts for reasonable fares ie. Blyth to Cramlington or whatever. All the fares in Manchester and West Yorkshire being fair for £2 imo.
Why? Per your example, I'd surprised if anyone used the service for the full route Berwick to Newcastle anyway. It'd take you most of the day to travel there and back.
In an ideal world, the train services would be included in the multi-modal tickets, as that's a more appropriate choice for the journey.
Something like the Tyne Tees X10 is a bit different, but there's no reason the cap shouldn't still apply there. The whole point is to try and encourage modal shift. The commercial fare regime was that good at that, that the service has been decimated in recent times...
One capped fare is simple.