(27 Sep 2026, 6:38 pm)Adrian wrote Put that in your consultation response then? Obviously with a bit more rationale behind it.

It's not just the Mayor sitting there doing all the work herself... she has a team of directors who then have their own departments that carry out work, along with external partners.

Why are so admit behind Kim and this fantasies shes got planned. 

"Simple tickets & better value for money"

How can that be your first point when you scrapped the £6 t&w day rover and then made everyone buy the £6.80 tne day saver then up the price to £7.50. And then say "better value for money" cause it aint. One point on this thing already a lie

"Route & timetable would be planned more consistent to help connect buses & reduce cuts"

Okay so what if they do this and cut routes that dont serve a purpose. Thats not improvement thats going back on yourself. She's done naff all about services being cut recently. Yeah she made a post but has she gone to councils and said anything. Course she hasn't. 

"Consistent & increase safety measurements"

Clearly aint working as Meadow Well is a war zone most day & nights now. Travelling on the metro is a death sentence at nights & Haymarket & Eldon & Metrocentre are rammed with chaos with chavs messing about & druggy people shouting causing arguments and even fighting. Wheres the staff where you need them or even the police. Nowhere so why propose it if its not already here

"One place to find information" 

Its here and its the worst thing to navigate. What was wrong with the nexus page before. It was updated constantly and on time. Half the diversions that happen aint even mentioned and even some timetable changes aint shown either

"One recognise brand to help passenger travel with confidence"

Yeah like passenger give a care about how there bus looks. Most people be lucky to get a bus service these days yet there promises that a new one brand will help all. Aye course it will. Course it wont. Passengers want a bus not a bloody clown bus livery turning up. Long as it runs thats all they care about 

"Greater ability for people to have a say on there network"

They do its called consultations. And so what. The company's dont care. Also they want to withdraw a service if nobody's using it. Take the M71 for example. Was supposed to be cut in March but was saved due to an infulux of people using it. Dont use the service then whys it there to begin with. A waste of money yet they winge its gone when they dont actually use it. While on this topic. The grace everyone wanted the metro to Washington. Plans came out and ive not seen one postive cause why would it be. It servers the out skirts of Washington and servers no reason to be there. If and if franchising was to come in. What would be the point in the metro if you state in the one point of show is "make transport easier and better" well that makes the Metro to Washington completely useless as more bus routes will just be introduced to combat the metro like the airport section. One bus route from Newcastle to Airport and it doesn't even serve inside the grounds cause the metros there

"More public control over how buses are planned & delivered for the public not for profit"

So buses aint allowed to make a profit and should be for the people where more these days people are driving because transport in the North East is shocking yet some people have the mind set that Kim is the 2nd coming of Jesus to save the North East when so far shes killing it and then promise all these things. She said she would cut metro fares. She didn't. Only if you have that stupid plastic blue card then its the fare you asked for. Same with the bus fare. It should be affordable. So why cut one of the tickets then increase the price again. Thats not helping your case in being in the public eye. But no wheres Kim when that happens. Nowhere cause shes failed at a promise she made

Disagree all yours want. But read the signs in front of you. Franchising will not work until a sustainable network happens up here. Will it ever. Course it wont. All these buses paid for by the government & Kim. Yet they aint even allocated to what they should be. Constant non electrics on the Voltra routes. The 43s cant even have BYD on all day cause of the milage. So whats the point 

Disagree or agree with this but this consultations is complete and utter waste of time. Plus how can we have Franchising & a Metro to Washington & an extension of the Northumberland Line. All at the same time. Yeah two out the 3 projects or all 3 will be cancelled or changed in some way