Services which don't exist but there could be demand for

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RE: Services which don't exist but there could be demand for

(21/09/2015 22:13)Bevan Price Wrote:  1. It is simply impractical to run bus services between "everywhere" and "everywhere else" - there simply isn't the passenger demand to cater for every single journey possibility.

I'm not saying there should be a bus to everywhere but some people thought a bus to one of the largest towns in England without city status from Knutsford wouldn't be justifiable because of a lack of places inbetween which is why I mentioned other places like Lymm. Are there any intermediate towns on the 45/46 Northwich to Warrington route which are larger than Lymm?

Quote:2. How many people make multiple visits each week / month to Tatton Park ? You cannot justify a regular bus service that only gets enough passengers when the flower show (or other event) is taking place - you need a regular, sizeable passenger flow to justify public funding.

Does it matter if it's the same person every day or a different person every day? In fact a different person every day would make more money for the bus company as 6 daily tickets would cost more than a weekly ticket.

Quote:3. The majority of people using hotels or garden centres probably go by car - again there would be insufficient numbers to justify a viable bus service.

I mentioned an out-of-town Hotel (which would be on the Warrington-Knutsford bus route if it was reinstated) because I've heard comments from people staying in hotels in the Knutsford area that they don't visit the bars/pubs/restaurants in the town because they can't have a drink and drive back so without a bus local business is lost.