Transport Select Committee bus report

[Walton 46]

RE: Transport Select Committee bus report
I went to see the Committee hearing evidence in Liverpool back in January. In the session, the regional heads of Arriva and Stagecoach were asked for their opinions on concessionary fares. The one from Stagecoach said because of how concessionary fares are currently reimbursed, if they had a double decker bus and every passenger was a pass holder, that bus won't pay for itself!

Another thing to come out of it was the need for co-ordinated talks between the bus operators and the highways agency regarding roadworks and diversions in order to try and keep buses running smoothly during works periods