(15 Dec 2024, 1:21 pm)Andreos1 wrote If toto was to become a reality, then I'd love to know who was going to pay or contribute towards it.
Can't see the operators willingly fund the whole thing.
And I don't see why the taxpayer needs to provide funding (full or part) for multinational PLC's (yet again).
Regardless, it is only a small (but important) part and won't fix much.
It needs to be part of the bigger fix.
I'd hope NECA were already making plans, analysing data and travel patterns using a wide range of sources.
Wasted time and opportunity if they aren't.
See I wouldn't be against the tax payer paying for it in a way. If everyone is tapping in and out then it's giving the exact data that NECA needs to track who's going where which doesn't exist right now.
It's absolutely vital information, with a cut of the ticket revenue to pay for the upkeep of the system.
Right now let's be honest no-one has a clue where people want to be as I'm sure they're convinced everyone crossing the bridges is going to Newcastle which is totally not true. A few questionaires at Morrison's at Killingworth at 3pm in an afternoon or a select few businesses is never going to get the true picture.