Avon Buses

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RE: Avon Buses
The likes of the 492/495 and many other former Avon routes are marginal in terms of profits versus running costs which is why they were originally subsidised The big guns can't make enough money to justify running them in the long term it will be interesting to see 12 months down the line if Arriva are still running the 83A/10/10A and if Stagecoach are running the 22. A smaller company might be able to run the routes at a profit but that might come at a cost in terms of a reduced provision. Against this is apart from some areas most of Avon's routes ran over sections of either an Arriva or Stagecoach route so this could lead other operators to deem them as un-profitable. The sad thing is I can't see Merseytravel stepping in to cover most of Avon;s work as the public purse is shrinking not growing and the money is just not there to cover everything so personally I think that a lot of ex-Avon routes will soon be a dim and distant memory for passengers and enthusiast alike