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RE: Pricing - nk55 - 24 Jul 2014
Do arriva, stagecoach and gne have different fares for ntl transfer tickets?.
Re: RE: Pricing - Adrian - 24 Jul 2014
(24 Jul 2014, 4:07 am)nk55 Do arriva, stagecoach and gne have different fares for ntl transfer tickets?.Metro and GNE do. Buying a transfare on Metro is more expensive.
Re: RE: Pricing - Dan - 24 Jul 2014
(24 Jul 2014, 5:47 am)aureolin Metro and GNE do. Buying a transfare on Metro is more expensive.Indeed - and fare changes implemented earlier this year saw Go North East's prices increase to bring them in line with what other companies and Metro were charging (though I still think it's a couple of pennies cheaper?)
RE: Pricing - Tom - 24 Jul 2014
Just been looking through the Facebook page for GNE, and can anyone see the logic in this?
*Consett-Newcastle return - £6.80
*Edmonsley-New Kyo return - £4.50, £3.20 single
*Newcastle-Kibblesworth single - £2.70
*Kibblesworth-Ouston single - £2.70
*Durham-Catchgate single - £4 return - £4.50
*Gateshead-Whitley Bay single - £3.70 return £3.75
The last one is the most stupid!
RE: Pricing - Andreos1 - 24 Jul 2014
(24 Jul 2014, 8:13 pm)Tom Just been looking through the Facebook page for GNE, and can anyone see the logic in this?
*Consett-Newcastle return - £6.80
*Edmonsley-New Kyo return - £4.50, £3.20 single
*Newcastle-Kibblesworth single - £2.70
*Kibblesworth-Ouston single - £2.70
*Durham-Catchgate single - £4 return - £4.50
*Gateshead-Whitley Bay single - £3.70 return £3.75
The last one is the most stupid!
Crazy!
But we all know my thoughts on the simplified pricing structure... :s
The way the 28b goes - it is probably quicker walking from Kibby to Ouston.
Re: RE: Pricing - Adrian - 24 Jul 2014
(24 Jul 2014, 8:15 pm)Andreos Constantopolous Crazy!
But we all know my thoughts on the simplified pricing structure... :s
The way the 28b goes - it is probably quicker walking from Kibby to Ouston.
Count yourself lucky the correct fare is being quoted. Top tip: ask for a fare to a building that was demolished in the 60s...
RE: Pricing - Tom - 24 Jul 2014
(24 Jul 2014, 8:17 pm)aureolin Count yourself lucky the correct fare is being quoted.
Do they quote the wrong fares like?
Re: RE: Pricing - Adrian - 24 Jul 2014
(24 Jul 2014, 8:18 pm)Tom Do they quote the wrong fares like?long story. Refer to post 309.
RE: Pricing - Andreos1 - 24 Jul 2014
(24 Jul 2014, 8:17 pm)aureolin Count yourself lucky the correct fare is being quoted. Top tip: ask for a fare to a building that was demolished in the 60s...
I was on the 4 the other day and thought about that.
When I was at school, the Hall was always on the ticket - that was back in the 90's.
The excuse/reasoning they used did make me think about one or two other stops - like on Fallowfield Way. No idea why there isn't a stop called 'Curly Wurly Bridge'
RE: Pricing - Tom - 24 Jul 2014
(24 Jul 2014, 8:20 pm)aureolin long story. Refer to post 309.
Oh right yeah.
Not good enough really.
I reckon it would be good for GNE to provide fare tables.
Re: RE: Pricing - Adrian - 24 Jul 2014
(24 Jul 2014, 8:23 pm)Tom Oh right yeah.To be fair to them I got a very helpful response in the end, and what they're looking to do is create a fare calculator. Still a fiver out of pocket like.
Not good enough really.
I reckon it would be good for GNE to provide fare tables.
RE: Pricing - Tom - 24 Jul 2014
(24 Jul 2014, 8:25 pm)aureolin To be fair to them I got a very helpful response in the end, and what they're looking to do is create a fare calculator. Still a fiver out of pocket like.
Really? That's a great idea!
Must admit the fares on the Lime are ludicrous! If you come to North Tyneside the fares are actually quite good value for money. For example you can get to Blyth and back for £3.75. The price on the 78 from Stanley to Consett.
RE: Pricing - Greg in Weardale - 24 Jul 2014
Fares will usually be cheaper where there is competition from another company, but traditionally singles have not been much less than a return. (It's always been the case on the railways; when I used to come up here house-hunting five years ago it was about £75 off peak return, £74 single Norwich to Bishop Auckland). Concession passes are usually reimbursed by the council according to the average single fare, so it's in the company's interest to keep singles high, but as the majority of passengers travel both ways you make the return fare more reasonable.
RE: Pricing - Adrian - 25 Jul 2014
Noticed a post on GNE's wall earlier.
What's the difference between a child Day Rover ticket and a Nexus CAT ticket? Nexus advertise the CAT as valid on Bus, Metro, Ferry and Rail for £1.10, whereas the Day Rover does the same, but is £2.70 more?
Re: RE: Pricing - Dan - 25 Jul 2014
(25 Jul 2014, 3:50 pm)aureolin Noticed a post on GNE's wall earlier.I believe you need a POP card for the Nexus CAT and don't for the other - Child Day Rover is probably designed for tourists and the like.
What's the difference between a child Day Rover ticket and a Nexus CAT ticket? Nexus advertise the CAT as valid on Bus, Metro, Ferry and Rail for £1.10, whereas the Day Rover does the same, but is £2.70 more?
RE: Pricing - Andreos1 - 26 Jul 2014
Forgot to upload this from earlier.
Zoomed in and cropped it a bit to emphasise the screen.
Still advertising the £11.50 family ticket.
RE: Pricing - Tom - 03 Aug 2014
A single from Sunderland to Peterlee is £5.70 - yet a East Durham day saver is £4.60, and valid on East Durham services 201, 202, 206, 208, 209, 238, 239, 259, 260, 265, 923, X35 and X7 (from S'land to Station Town)
RE: Pricing - Drifter60 - 03 Aug 2014
(03 Aug 2014, 11:18 pm)Tom A single from Sunderland to Peterlee is £5.70 - yet a East Durham day saver is £4.60, and valid on East Durham services 201, 202, 206, 208, 209, 238, 239, 259, 260, 265, 923, X35 and X7 (from S'land to Station Town)
Yeah only GNE services Sunderland-Peterlee is X35/X7 so nobody should ever buy a Sunderland-Peterlee single or return! And that much for a single is outrageous!
RE: Pricing - Tom - 04 Aug 2014
(03 Aug 2014, 11:42 pm)Drifter60 Yeah only GNE services Sunderland-Peterlee is X35/X7 so nobody should ever buy a Sunderland-Peterlee single or return! And that much for a single is outrageous!
It is - but what I don't get is how the single is priced at £1.10 more than the return?
I don't think it's right, but that's what it said on the GNE Facebook Page!
![[Image: peterlee_zps175cca38.png]](http://s1240.photobucket.com/user/Toms_NE_Buses/media/peterlee_zps175cca38.png.html)
RE: Pricing - Greg in Weardale - 04 Aug 2014
(04 Aug 2014, 7:58 am)Tom It is - but what I don't get is how the single is priced at £1.10 more than the return?
I don't think it's right, but that's what it said on the GNE Facebook Page!
As I've said before in the transport industry return fares are often not much more than a single. For example the train fare Sunderland to Hartlepool is £6.50 single, £6.80 return. In many cases bus companies are reimbursed for concessionary travel according to either the average or the actual single fare so it's in their interest to keep them high, but as most people go there and back, you set the return fare for paying passengers at what the market will bear.