Remaining Independents in Merseyside

[iMarkeh]

RE: Remaining Independents in Merseyside

(24/02/2019 22:36)Barney Wrote:  The reason why there are fewer and fewer small bus companies both on Merseyside and across the UK is quite simple. Since 2010 subsidies from central government have been cut to the point that it is impossible to make marginal services profitable. Be honest, who would set up a business knowing that it would fail?

If you want to see an interesting and varied bus operation on Merseyside I suggest you buy a TARDIS. I'm sure that would attract passengers.

I am more thinking, just smaller companies like Jim Stones in Leigh, they do between school runs and lots of little local runs which make enough to keep them going. D&G do loads of between school routes. Arrowebrook is another good example of this. Running their 26 in between the school runs. It's just little things to keep the bus busy but it provides lots of local links for residents which they would never get with the big companies.

I think it is a bit harsh to say the business would fail as there are independents who are starting up and making money. Though not many startups succeed, some do.