(03 Aug 2013, 8:37 pm)AdamY wrote(03 Aug 2013, 8:01 pm)aureolin wrote Out of interest, does anyone know the difference in price between say the Arriva X2 and GNE 21? Single & return between Chester and Newcastle? Or anything else like that running in direct competition?
Newcastle to Chester is £2.70(single)/£4.80(return) on the X2; and either £3.15 or £3.95(single)/£5.50(return) on the 21/28/28a.
There should never only be 60p difference between that return and a 2 zone day ticket. The way the singles and returns seem to be structured across the network, they're essentially forcing people out of the single/return fare market. Basing that on the fact you are very lucky if you can get from A to B these days, without having to change at C and D.
I'm surprised at the difference between GNE and Arriva in price too. It's not competitive at all. If anything, it goes in favor of what I was saying about people being forced out of the single/return market. People will generally have multi trip tickets anyway.