(07 Jan 2015, 4:47 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote In all fairness, aside from a few OAPs wanting a ride out, or a couple of people with a day off, who else would travel to the MetroCentre on a weekday?People who work at the Metrocentre might want to travel on a weekday.
The kids, who I would say keep the MetroCentre services alive really, hand over a lot of cash and must make up the majority of passenger numbers.
The numbers on a Wednesday morning from Washington in comparison to a Saturday morning from there - would be a huge difference.
Kids may make up passenger numbers at the weekends but don't under estimate the contribution the reimbursement of concessionary travel makes. Remember, bus companies are reimbursed for 'OAP' travel on a 'no worse, no better off' basis which means their custom is worth just as much, if not more, than kids travelling to the Metrocentre on concessionary fares.
The 183 also served Low Fell on its way to Metrocentre. That direct link is now lost.
http://northeastbuses.co.uk/archive/GoNo...ch2003.pdf