(01 Apr 2015, 5:16 pm)Andreos1 wrote Which, according to them - wasn't making enough money.And is it any wonder it wasnt making any money when Arriva are operating the Evening Service from Concord to Birtley and all Tickets purchased on the Arriva Service are Valid as a Through Ticket, and Vice Versa with Go North East, quite obvious who got the better end of that deal isnt it, As for the Map by the looks of it I think it has been updated.
The re-jig of the services this year, will have been for a couple of different reasons.
Which, may have been to reduce losses OR increase margins.
The mean/average loads and fares, may have justified the reducing of frequency.
However, the downside to reducing a frequency, can be the ongoing drop in passenger numbers. The exact opposite of the pattern that can emerge when a service is pump primed (like the X1 or 56).
Time will tell, whether the change has worked or not.
Personally, I have found the changes inconvenient and where in the past, I could turn up and know a bus would (or should turn up), with a decent frequency at either the Galleries or Birtley (even it meant a quick sprint across a road or up a hill in Birtley).
The changes have put me off using the service and my usage has dropped.
Do you know if they have sorted the map on the timetable out yet?
Having the incorrect route, can't help.
RE: Go North East: 2014/15 Financial Year Order Predictions