(27 Mar 2014, 5:38 pm)Andreos Constantopolous wrote ANE obviously want to see what the public want, prior to making suggestions, rather than planning changes to suit the company.
Imagine all the work that goes into planning routes, timings, pvr's etc - for the public to turn around and state they don't like the changes or for it not to be a success?
North Sunderland, the last lot of Houghton changes with the m1, 20 and 71.
The initial consultation was around travel habits which the network was then designed around (hence the last X17 on a morning arriving in Middlesbrough at 0915 and the first one out is 1625). This survey is now to see what can be done to tweak the network for the next planned change in July. I think most of the passengers consulted in the first wave responded to the consultation (as they were handed out on the buses themselves by the drivers and 'Arriva Angels').