(10 Jun 2014, 3:33 pm)Dan wrote My point was that operators up and down the country self-subsidise the quiet runs throughout the day by picking up the revenue on the return journey or during the peak period.

If they do this during the day and a little way into the evening too, they're in no position to continue doing that all night, if they want to make as much profit as they do now to re-invest back into the fleet to provide higher quality vehicles for passengers.

As I've said previously - if passengers aren't fussed about having newer, more reliable vehicles, which are fitted with Wi-Fi and power sockets, then I'm sure bus operators could self-subsidise all night long too.


The topic of discussion derives from this post, which in turn brought us on to a topic which concerned both 'The Boys in Blue' and 'The Cowboys'.

I'm assuming you haven't read the posts from the start, or you wouldn't have made that post.

My point being; there is more to an operator not running (and also bidding) for an evening run, than just revenue - or lack of it.

Going back to the original point; There is a lot more to a subsidised operator not accepting the daytime operators tickets too.