Stagecoach in Gloucestershire getting poor press in today's BBC News report. Declining to comment whilst legally probably quite wise, doesn't look good...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-62900926
And now they're rolling back the services on offer:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-62996071
Do other local operators have the facility to rapidly take up the routes Stagecoach are about to drop?
Do we think this will actually make anything better?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-62900926
Secondary school pupils are being left on the side of the road or arriving late due to frequent bus cancellations, it has been claimed.
Stagecoach West, which has been accused of "failing" to deliver services, said previously that it facing a driver shortage and may reduce rural services.
David van der Meulen, from Cheltenham, said he has seen more than 60 students waiting for cancelled buses.
Stagecoach has declined to comment on the latest criticism.
And now they're rolling back the services on offer:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-62996071
Stagecoach West has informed Gloucestershire County Council it plans to stop running some of its tendered bus services.
The bus operator, which has been accused of "failing" to deliver services, previously said it was facing a driver shortage.
Managing director Rachel Geliamassi said its priority was to successfully deliver the most used services.
The firm said it could not yet confirm which services will be affected.
The changes are expected to take place from mid-November.
Do other local operators have the facility to rapidly take up the routes Stagecoach are about to drop?
Do we think this will actually make anything better?
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