tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-979801883485328355.post2982627431508165231..comments2024-03-19T17:57:20.627+00:00Comments on Humber Transport: Mitigating Stagecoach in Grimsby Cleethorpes's proposed April cutsHumber Transporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08704677966009159426noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-979801883485328355.post-80812886394890167052012-02-23T18:49:10.322+00:002012-02-23T18:49:10.322+00:00Back end of last year, Stagecoach announced at the...Back end of last year, Stagecoach announced at the Park Ward Group that they would be re-routing the 3 again away from Hainton Av/Weelsby Road, and that the residents should not worry, as they would put another bus down those two roads (apparently the plan was to use the 2, obviously before the current setup got going). Evidently then there is strong enough feeling (and passengers) to warrant two buses n hour down that road.<br /><br />As for the 51, I suppose we will have to wait and see. However another factor is that Louth now hs a Nipper bus, nd they may be no support for short journeys to Chatsworth drive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-979801883485328355.post-13366769894731939752012-02-23T15:44:50.841+00:002012-02-23T15:44:50.841+00:00Re-routing other services to replace the 12 isn...Re-routing other services to replace the 12 isn't going to deal with concessionary pass funding issues admitedly, but it could deal with the impact of the BSOG cut and DDA regulations<br /><br />As for Hainton Avenue as much as I wouldn't blame user groups for complaining if the Humber Flyer was re-routed away, they would stil have the 3, and it would just be a return to service level they had a few years ago when the Humber Flyer was the X1 and went via Queen Mary Avenue instead. The 3 seems set to remain roughly hourly between Grimsby and Laceby at least.<br /><br />I wasn't sure if a Grantham-esq operation would be possible for Louth. On the Interconnect 1 Stagecoach run short local journeys within Grantham in between Lincoln runs. My idea was that a similar thing could be done in Louth. It would be less fuel/lower PVR than the present arrangement at least and still enable Stagecoach to make a saving.Humber Transporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704677966009159426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-979801883485328355.post-76231723733109760762012-02-23T13:32:53.542+00:002012-02-23T13:32:53.542+00:00The problem that all bus operators are having is n...The problem that all bus operators are having is not just with the 20% BSOC cut, but also the continuing problem of not be reimbursed the full amount for concessionary card holders and the looming DDA regulations. The 12 for example seems to be well used by those who hold passes, so re-routing other services isn't going to solve it (in the Humber Flyers case it is politically sensitive, user groups WILL kick up a fuss if the frequency down Hainton Av is cut!), what is needed is central govt to fix the problem with the budgets for the pass scheme. It also seems to be a route that is worked by older step entrance and non-DDA SLFs, which will need money being spent on it.<br /><br />As for the 51, it isn't really a surprise, some of those midday services are a bit dead. Doubt they will reintroduce the half-hourly at the southern end of the route in Louth town, as Stagecoach no longer has a depot in Louth, and it would negate any savings in fuel and PVR reduction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com