(11 Dec 2024, 9:57 pm)Adrian wrote 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.
Just personally think we need to come up with one zonal system and apply in consistently across everything. The Metro zones, which are now part of Northumberland Line being arguably the best to impliment since it already exists on two types of transport and the existing Network One zones aren't a million miles away from it either.
Be much easier to market fares like
1 Zone Single Ticket: £2.00 | Day Ticket: £3.60 | Weekly Ticket: £18.00 | Monthly Ticket: £54.00
2 Zone Single Ticket: £2.30 | Day Ticket: £4.20 | Weekly Ticket: £21.00 | Monthly Ticket: £63.00
...
Use your ticket on the Bus / Metro / Ferry and Rail*
Obviously some people may get increased fares slightly but most will reduce. It's better than having at least 8 different zonal systems like now (TNE / GNE / Arriva / Stagecoach / Network One / Metro / Metro Student / Smart Zones). Confusing and messy imo and no doubt there's more I've forgot about.