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Post by lonmark on Jan 30, 2019 18:01:00 GMT
Click hereFrom BBC News: the number of bus journeys taken in Great Britain fell by more than 90 million in one year, official figures show. In 2017-18 there were 4.8bn bus journeys made, down 2% on 2016-17. See more detail from BBC news.. click above. |
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Post by sid on Jan 30, 2019 18:15:35 GMT
Click hereFrom BBC News: the number of bus journeys taken in Great Britain fell by more than 90 million in one year, official figures show. In 2017-18 there were 4.8bn bus journeys made, down 2% on 2016-17. See more detail from BBC news.. click above. Doesn't surprise me, it's not only in London. Much of it can be put down to changing lifestyles, just look at the decline in many High Streets. |
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Post by redbus on Jan 30, 2019 22:45:47 GMT
Click hereFrom BBC News: the number of bus journeys taken in Great Britain fell by more than 90 million in one year, official figures show. In 2017-18 there were 4.8bn bus journeys made, down 2% on 2016-17. See more detail from BBC news.. click above. Local authorities have been under massive financial pressure in the last ten years and there has been a large reduction in bus subsidy outside of London. This has resulted in a reduction in services which in turn has resulted in lost patronage - no surprise there. As a country we have to decide what we want our bus service to be and to what extent we help those who are elderly, or unable to drive and so on. |
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Post by joefrombow on Jan 31, 2019 8:59:08 GMT
Click hereFrom BBC News: the number of bus journeys taken in Great Britain fell by more than 90 million in one year, official figures show. In 2017-18 there were 4.8bn bus journeys made, down 2% on 2016-17. See more detail from BBC news.. click above. Local authorities have been under massive financial pressure in the last ten years and there has been a large reduction in bus subsidy outside of London. This has resulted in a reduction in services which in turn has resulted in lost patronage - no surprise there. As a country we have to decide what we want our bus service to be and to what extent we help those who are elderly, or unable to drive and so on. Fares outside of London in some areas are unattractive aswell which doesn't help , private companies charging a arm and a leg , in deep Essex for example I've seen fares of up to £8 return on some routes it's cheaper and more convenient to drive ! Pains me to say it but I think the Future for Buses is UberPool and the like .. |
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Post by redbus on Jan 31, 2019 12:44:01 GMT
Local authorities have been under massive financial pressure in the last ten years and there has been a large reduction in bus subsidy outside of London. This has resulted in a reduction in services which in turn has resulted in lost patronage - no surprise there. As a country we have to decide what we want our bus service to be and to what extent we help those who are elderly, or unable to drive and so on. Fares outside of London in some areas are unattractive aswell which doesn't help , private companies charging a arm and a leg , in deep Essex for example I've seen fares of up to £8 return on some routes it's cheaper and more convenient to drive ! Pains me to say it but I think the Future for Buses is UberPool and the like .. Uberpool and the like won't be great out in the country where demand is much more limited. I think it needs a large pool of potential passengers to work well. I think this will be the calling of 'demand response' services, but not for a very long time yet, because potential passengers will be more elderly and less happy with the use of this type of technology. |
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