Not true. Use in regulated Northern Ireland has fallen. From statistics available at https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/articles/northern-ireland-transport-statistics, the number of bus passengers in 1995-96 was 80.8m, falling to 68.3m in 2019-20, despite population growth of around 15% in the meantime.
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I thought that the £2 maximum fare was still in operation, Are you saying that Stagecoach are not abiding by that ruling?
When was this?
So, £60 per person in Greater Manchester, over several years?
GMPTE were funding the difference between the normal fare and £2. I suspect Stagecoach didn't mind who was paying it, so long as someone was.
Did GMPTE/TfGM ever receive any Governmental funding towards the cost of funding that difference?
They did. They're also receiving funding for franchising.
But that money could have been saved had not the "yellow vanity" programme had not been brought into existence and livery matters had been left as they were.
So, as it turns out, TfGM were not actually funding the difference from their own budget, which is what the original "anti-Stagecoach" and "good old TfGM" posting would have you believe.....
Yes, TfGM could have "saved" money by not introducing franchises and leaving everything as it was.
Middleton depot have some of these solos aswellAgain Oldham's Solo's have gone wandering, now it's 112 turn to have one allocated.
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Good point, still not the vehicle of choice from either depot!
Depends how desperate company is to get drivers to do overtime!
As said above, depends on OT.
I'm not sure what you're asking here. Franchisees are expected to operate as much of the network as possible and face penalties if they don't.
They must be. They are contributing to the cost of agency drivers at Wigan, Bolton and Heywood.
Very much doubt it!
I do wonder how well this is logged as I have seen multiple buses tracking normally on a service (albeit running a bit late) but then the bus gets to the stop and flies past with 'Not in Service' on the destination. Is that logged as operational mileage because it tracked? I don't know how Tranche 2 is so high on operated kilometres unless First, Diamond and Middleton are just doing really really well as Stagecoach Oldham & Queens can't be anywhere near those higher percentages.
What's the betting that if these Tranche 1 area and Tranche 2 area punctuality report figures had those achieved by the bus companies prior to the Bee Network being set up. many scathing comments would be expected to appear on websites from anti-private bus company thread contributors who would be at pains to stress how much better matters would be if the buses were brought under control of localised left-wing councils and mayorships , but now that the Bee Network is operational, such comments (especially on a certain "other" Manchester website who shall remain nameless) seem notable by their absence.
Interesting, thanks, but it was passenger numbers I was wondering about…..What's the betting that if these Tranche 1 area and Tranche 2 area punctuality report figures had those achieved by the bus companies prior to the Bee Network being set up. many scathing comments would be expected to appear on websites from anti-private bus company thread contributors who would be at pains to stress how much better matters would be if the buses were brought under control of localised left-wing councils and mayorships , but now that the Bee Network is operational, such comments (especially on a certain "other" Manchester website who shall remain nameless) seem notable by their absence.
Perhaps the Bee Network "head honchos" should take the action their advertising suggests and visits bus depots (and their managers) to "say yellow to the buses" (whatever that means) and give those recalcitrant buses a piece of their mind....
There are unlikely to be any cuts in the near future (if only because it would look bad politically - but they know how much the current network will cost in the short term).
