Northern (Arriva Rail North)

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RE: Northern (Arriva Rail North)

(09/12/2018 21:00)Brickmill Wrote:  A Stagecoach DaySaver goes up from £4.50 to £4.80 whilst an off-peak Day Return is frozen at £4.10. The fact that "not everyone" continues across Manchester by tram (or another train for that matter) is irrelevant. In either scenario the price gap between bus and train widens.

Yet you specifically compared a bus+tram price to the price of a rail ticket, as if you were presuming those who buy the Stagecoach Daysaver only travel on one bus route but those who buy the rail ticket to Manchester CTLZ also make an onward journey on Metrolink. If someone from Reddish is going to MediaCity, Old Trafford, The Trafford Centre, East Didsbury or Manchester Airport they can do it on Stagecoach buses alone so still only have to buy the Stagecoach Day Saver but if they travel on Northern they have to pay more.

You've also ignored the fact a Stagecoach Day Rider plus one is slightly cheaper than a Northern Duo currently, that the Stagecoach fares are all day fares not just tickets valid at off-peak times and that a Stagecoach Manchester weekly ticket is cheaper than a weekly season from Reddish North to Manchester.

Quote:You clearly don't know, so I don''t understand why you bothered commenting at all.

I presumed you were trying to compare tickets fairly and logically when you didn't say exactly which tickets the prices you quoted were for. I was wrong to do that.