Bus Service's what are they like in your area?
bingoman
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Are the Buses in you Town/ City or Village Frequent or have the Local Council cut the services so you struggle to get the place you i.e home and work or to the local shops
Here in North Cambridgeshire the Bus timetables depending on the Bus Company, certain times have been missed out as well as some stops at a certain time of day and if you miss the connecting bus from another town I might have to wait depending on the time day either 1 Hour or even 2 hours for the next bus:o:confused:
I and I friend of mine who live in Village on the border with Norfolk told the other day that they have cut the school bus out where she lives so now the Children in the Village including hers now have to walk to nearest town to catch the Bus in another county to get school and the Parents are not happy with what the local Council have told them:o:confused:
Here in North Cambridgeshire the Bus timetables depending on the Bus Company, certain times have been missed out as well as some stops at a certain time of day and if you miss the connecting bus from another town I might have to wait depending on the time day either 1 Hour or even 2 hours for the next bus:o:confused:
I and I friend of mine who live in Village on the border with Norfolk told the other day that they have cut the school bus out where she lives so now the Children in the Village including hers now have to walk to nearest town to catch the Bus in another county to get school and the Parents are not happy with what the local Council have told them:o:confused:
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The biggest thing with all of them, everywhere, is that they are fundamentally over-priced.
In some situations a taxi would be cheaper, which is odd.
Every 15 minutes from around 6am to the nearest large town/city, until around 7pm, then half hourly after that, with the last bus at 10.30pm.
However at around 3.30pm there's a large gap, as some of the buses start/stop from the nearest high school in the next village over, and don't come near this village for about 45 minutes which is weird. The two buses prior to that make a small detour into the school though, still come through the village but are always absolutely crammed with annoying and usually very, very loud and often badly behaved kids
Three buses an hour in the other direction to the nearest small town, but with a half hour gap each hour bizarrely.
One bus an hour to the other nearest large town.
No buses at all to any other town/village round about though which means a journey that takes 15/20 minutes by car can take an hour and a half to two hours by bus.
Bus fares are expensive though that even just a fairly short return journey means it's usually cheaper to buy a day ticket, which is currently £4.60.
There's plenty of buses though which is good.
At £2 for a single, it seems expensive, but I don't know how that compares to other cities. I'm currently unemployed and pay half price (£2.10) for an all day ticket on buses and trams, which is pretty good value.
Don't know if this is common, but we have electronic signs at our bus stops which show when the next few buses are due.
Lothian Bus - you can track their service online and its displayed at the bus stops. Worst Bus - it's a hit or a miss of the bus turns up at all - one day it might be a double decker, next day a single and passengers are left behind for the next bus an hour later. Any wonder why people drive to the next village, leave their car there and use the other bus company?
I live on Stagecoach Manchester's 192 route & is the busiest bus route in the country (according to Wiki).
You never have to wait more than 1 minute for one & it's run with hybrid Wi-fi enabled buses too.
The TP, run by High Peak also runs along the route which is one of the best bus routes in the UK, but it is a limited stop, so doesn't stop where I live.
No service in the evenings or on Sundays.
A local councillor resigned his membership of the Labour party over it. There have been many complaints about the cuts and I know of someone who has lost their job over it.
Less than two weeks later, the same subsidy cuts were announced for the trains, meaning if you caught the train to escape the bus cuts, you're out of luck there too.
The Bus Checker App is spot on!
It always amazes me when Londoners complain about public transport. They should try living anywhere else in the country. If I lived there I wouldn't own a car because you don't need one. Out in the sticks it is essential.
I think most Londoners complaints about transport is do with the Underground network.
As for buses we are well served.
If I wished to travel to the next town I have a choice of 5 buses from my town centre.
20 mins into the city centre.
Every 30 minutes.
And a bus pass
If people in London used their cars the way people outside London use their cars the entire city would grind to a halt, 24/7. People have been complaining that with the Hogarth flyover closed for repairs there are traffic jams in the surrounding area in the middle of the night!
That would be much better than the 'text Travelline' crap we have where I live.
The Citymapper app is also excellent. Before getting it I never used buses when in London as the routes were so confusing but now I take them all of the time. Often quicker the the Tube, cheaper and you get a better view from the windows.
edit: that`s cambridge.