(08 Mar 2014, 6:33 pm)Roland Pratt wrote Well I'm glad you think so. I don't think many passengers who used the X93 last year will agree with you.
Is there another source of revenue other than passengers? The X93s are virtually all commercial aren't they, or will be very shortly.
Well look at it this way... which one makes the most money? 100 free concessionary passes contributing £80*, or 100 adult returns at say £6 each - making £600. You can't buy new buses when there's no money coming in, that's probably one of the reasons the X60 stopped operating, as it was predominantly free pass holders.
* I think the reimbursement is 80p per passenger, but please correct me if I'm wrong!