Pricing
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02 Sep 2017, 5:41 pm,
Post: #981
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RE: Pricing
(02 Sep 2017, 5:35 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Nice one. Particularly as bigun is 14 in a couple of months (and I've had certain drivers giving me the evil eye for buying him child tickets for a good year, now.) Hope the move is on soon, even just to save the cash with Bigun's fares! |
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02 Sep 2017, 6:56 pm,
Post: #982
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RE: Pricing
GNEs ludicrous stage and fare zones continue to baffle me...
Durham to Birtley £4.40 Durham to Newcastle £4.40 That's a 14 mile difference in distance
Wistfully stuck in the 90s
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02 Sep 2017, 7:35 pm,
Post: #983
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02 Sep 2017, 8:50 pm,
Post: #984
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RE: Pricing
(02 Sep 2017, 6:56 pm)Ambassador wrote GNEs ludicrous stage and fare zones continue to baffle me... North Lodge to Durham is also £4.40. The fare stage changes at Chester-le-Street Front Street to £3.50, between that point and Durham. You should count yourself lucky. You could have the wacky and wonderful Washington network to put up with, where it costs twice as much to travel beyond the Galleries from Brady Square, on a Sunday...
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02 Sep 2017, 9:03 pm,
Post: #985
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RE: Pricing
(02 Sep 2017, 7:35 pm)Tamesider wrote Does the shorter journey serve mainly low car ownership areas? No. Low Fell and Birtley have high levels of car ownership, the only thing they have in common is virtual monopolies by GNE aside a half hourly limited stop express service from Arriva.
Wistfully stuck in the 90s
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02 Sep 2017, 9:15 pm,
Post: #986
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RE: Pricing
I used EYMS Service 6 on Thursday from Scarborough North Bay to Rail Station due to heavy rain, an approximate journey of 8 Minutes and it cost 50p for an Adult Single much to my surprise given I had put down £2, in terms of distance I would of said it was like going from Lambton to The Galleries, that's £1.10 difference between two different operators from different areas.
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03 Sep 2017, 3:42 pm,
Post: #987
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RE: Pricing
(02 Sep 2017, 9:03 pm)Ambassador wrote No. Low Fell and Birtley have high levels of car ownership, the only thing they have in common is virtual monopolies by GNE aside a half hourly limited stop express service from Arriva. Here in GM, the highest fares are in low car ownership areas, and/or where there is no competition, which is a double failure of de-reg in terms of captive market economics. Why isn't there more competition in low car ownership (thus high bus use) areas? I suppose there was in the early days of de-reg, with the so-called "David v Goliath" battles - Piranha v Blue Whale would have been more appropriate. Trouble is, this brought low quality but without low cost. Now we have "Two Tribes" (as in FGTH) battles that leaves the rest of their respective territory to rot. |
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07 Sep 2017, 8:13 pm,
Post: #988
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RE: Pricing
Transdev and Stagecoach Megabus join forces to offer coach equivalent of Plusbus - http://www.route-one.net/articles/Passen..._in_tie_up
Add-on single fares for local bus travel to join Megabus.com coaches at Leeds will be £3 from Ripon, Harrogate or Keighley, or £5 from York, Malton and Yorkshire Coast. |
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02 Oct 2017, 3:08 pm,
Post: #989
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RE: Pricing
Stagecoach Sunderland Eveningrider looks a good deal priced at £2.
https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and...eningrider |
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02 Oct 2017, 4:21 pm,
Post: #990
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RE: Pricing
Impressed with the option
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02 Oct 2017, 4:48 pm,
Post: #991
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RE: Pricing
(02 Oct 2017, 3:08 pm)GuyParkRoyal wrote Stagecoach Sunderland Eveningrider looks a good deal priced at £2. Is it £2 per trip or £2 all evening? Not too clear. 'Illegitimis non carborundum'
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04 Oct 2017, 4:04 am,
Post: #992
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RE: Pricing
The name would suggest all evening
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04 Oct 2017, 7:50 am,
Post: #993
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RE: Pricing
(04 Oct 2017, 4:04 am)tyresmoke wrote The name would suggest all evening That's the thing. It suggests it, but there's nothing to say it definitely is. 'Illegitimis non carborundum'
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04 Oct 2017, 1:36 pm,
Post: #994
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RE: Pricing
(04 Oct 2017, 7:50 am)Andreos1 wrote That's the thing. It suggests it, but there's nothing to say it definitely is. Given that it's listed under "day tickets" which state "Our day tickets allow you to make as many journeys as you like for one day on Stagecoach buses. They offer more value for money than buying a single or return, as you can travel on all our buses within your chosen ticket zone." https://www.stagecoachbus.com/regionalti...daytickets To be fair, none of the other tickets seem to actually specify that they're valid on multiple journeys. Presumably Stagecoach assume that people who use their services, are familiar enough with the suffix "rider", to know that it's a generic Stagecoach term for a multi journey ticket. |
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04 Oct 2017, 3:34 pm,
Post: #995
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RE: Pricing
(02 Oct 2017, 4:48 pm)Andreos1 wrote Is it £2 per trip or £2 all evening?I have checked this with the Communications Team and they confirm that the Sunderland evening rider covers all the trips you may wish to make in the defined area from 19:00. So even for someone making a £2.20 single journey it would be cheaper to buy the evening rider at £2.00. |
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04 Oct 2017, 6:43 pm,
Post: #996
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RE: Pricing
(04 Oct 2017, 1:36 pm)tcts24 wrote To be fair, when clicking on the original link, the url doesn't appear to have anything other than a Press Release included. It is only when you dig a little further like you and GPR have, that it becomes totally clear. (04 Oct 2017, 3:34 pm)GuyParkRoyal wrote I have checked this with the Communications Team and they confirm that the Sunderland evening rider covers all the trips you may wish to make in the defined area from 19:00. Cheers. Hopefully they make it a little more obvious to ordinary passengers. It is excellent value and it would be a shame for people to be not totally aware of its value. 'Illegitimis non carborundum'
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09 Oct 2017, 12:05 pm,
Post: #997
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RE: Pricing
Two bus trips over the weekend, a combined duration of approx 45 minutes (30mins + 15mins) and a wallet that's £7.90 lighter.
Not sure what word/s I should use to describe my feelings... *looks for a meme of Dick Turpin* (09 Oct 2017, 12:05 pm)Andreos1 wrote Two bus trips over the weekend, a combined duration of approx 45 minutes (30mins + 15mins) and a wallet that's £7.90 lighter. This will do 'Illegitimis non carborundum'
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11 Oct 2017, 8:15 pm,
Post: #998
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RE: Pricing
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/15...l/?ref=rss
Pricing deal for ANE passengers in Darlington, ahead of Christmas rush. 'Illegitimis non carborundum'
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11 Oct 2017, 8:34 pm,
Post: #999
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RE: Pricing
(11 Oct 2017, 8:15 pm)Andreos1 wrote http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/15...l/?ref=rss How do the opposition peeps propose to make it cheaper/better for OAPs when they already travel for free? ![]() |
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11 Oct 2017, 9:15 pm,
Post: #1000
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RE: Pricing
(11 Oct 2017, 8:34 pm)BusLoverMum wrote How do the opposition peeps propose to make it cheaper/better for OAPs when they already travel for free? I did wonder that myself. Must admit to being keen on the budget utilised for these cheaper tickets and wondering how it will benefit the taxpayer more than it does the operator (I know... like a broken record...) 'Illegitimis non carborundum'
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