(9 hours ago)OrangeArrow49 wrote But surely this is less integrated? Scrapping the Day Rover and making fares substantially more expensive for many, surely means people will stick to one bus operator if they possibly can, to save money. Obviously this isn't always possible.
Genuinely not sure how many people only use one mode of transport, presumably far more bus-only than Metro-only, as not everyone has a local Metro station.
Arriva should (but probably won't) bring their day ticket options back. GNE and Stagecoach have their own day ticket products, although that could realistically change as well.
The day rover is surely part of an integrated transport network?
Arriva already have the Coastliner Route saver, they only really need something for the Great North Road. They don't have the Newcastle area network they once had, so probably unlikely to consider either.