New Ticketing !!

Bus and Coach operations, new or changed services and timetables for First Midland Red Buses Limited or its predecessor, Midland Red West Limited.
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DD12
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New Ticketing !!

Post by DD12 » 17:04 Saturday 19th November 2022

https://www.firstbus.co.uk/worcestershi ... ore-choice

I haven't studied this yet, but I hope it helps the revival of bus travel , and addresses some of our concerns, such as £7.50 between Lower Wick and Malvern Link Co-op and back ??

Also, - does "tapping-off" cause people to drop things as they get-up and go forwards, - and fall-over because they're not concentrating on grabbing and holding the intended aids ??

(Possibly on a jerky modern bus that has regenerative braking / retardation ??)

ANDREW
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Re: New Ticketing !!

Post by ANDREW » 10:20 Sunday 20th November 2022

Why do they keep changing things around ?? :(

TimBrown
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Re: New Ticketing !!

Post by TimBrown » 12:25 Sunday 20th November 2022

Is Worcester being brought into line with Cymru and West of England now it is under their new management, or is this a revised First Bus nationwide ticketing policy?

bmmoboy
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Re: New Ticketing !!

Post by bmmoboy » 15:47 Sunday 20th November 2022

DD12

Your concerns about the £7.50 return between Lower Wick and Malvern Link Co-op have been addressed - the new fare will be the county day ticket which has increased to £8.00. You will be able to easily spot me driving on Malverns as I will be wearing a crash helmet to protect me from the huge number of angry passengers.

Recently, I put the old return fare to Malvern (a Worcester Plus) which was £4.70 in 2017 and compared it on the Government's Inflation Checker which states that this fare should now be in the region of £5.90. I think that this is the reason that residents of Malvern are deserting buses in favour of West Midlands Railway, whose return fares start at £6.30!!!!!!!!

MattW
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Re: New Ticketing !!

Post by MattW » 16:46 Sunday 20th November 2022

Madness. Anyone who can easily get to a station will surely use the train!

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