(01 Nov 2026, 8:39 pm)L469 YVK wrote I've thought about this, but how come Stagecoach Newcastle have always had very 'conservative' last bus times out of Newcastle on high frequency / patronage urban services. Basically nothing at or after 23:30.
Whilst in comparison, Arriva & Go North East have quite a few trips after 23:30 (albeit some from Haymarket). And given the longer distances, Arriva have quite a few of these running after 23:15 including the X10/X11, X21, X18.
It's not a dig at anything, it's just something I've noticed. Is it a scheduling tradition back to the PTE/Busways days?
There was a brief experiment with night buses round about 2004/2005, all were axed, then were resurrected (i wan't to say 2019), most terminate short for easiness getting back to the Depot, either the 39 or 40 divert to finish at the Depot (or they used to, been a while since i've been that way tbh)