DD12 wrote: ↑10:50 Thursday 22nd November 2018
Thanks very much Adam -- -- I'm sure "our Tim" will also be interested, -- although it will also aggravate his annoyance at First's minimum service level along the Ombersley Road.
It is interesting to look back to the days when a timetable was hardly necessary between 8 am and 5 pm because of the excellent frequency; you could come home on a split shift with no fear of not making it back in time for the second part of the turn! Now it only needs one bus to be missing and there is a gap of an hour, not to mention the 95 minute
peak period gap in the current timetable from Green Lane to Crowngate between 0755 and 0930.
Being disabled, I find that a car is essential now if you live in this area as it is too far for me to walk into town. Sadly I don't think we have reached the bottom yet, and I fear the current limited service will drive many back into their cars (despite having concessionary passes) and lead to more cuts in the very near future. Wouldn't surprise me if it went to hourly on a part time basis like the 36 'service'.
All the heavy marketing money seems to be going into routes that are profitable, i.e. 35, 44 and 144 for example and hang the rest!