tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post748706029527911251..comments2024-03-25T22:17:35.616+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: First Fights on Four Fronts [Part 2]fatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-56525603875396020952012-08-29T19:59:07.405+01:002012-08-29T19:59:07.405+01:00Hmmm. Does the London Model work in London? A sing...Hmmm. Does the London Model work in London? A single flat fare for every journey? A subsidy of something like 25-30 pence for every passenger that gets on (and that's before payments for concessionary fares, return of fuel duty paid etc.)? No statutory need to adhere to a window of 1 min early - 5 min late? Just two all-day limited stop services in a city of 8 million people? I could go on...<br /><br />(Cynical) Statisticiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-16294066322966609902012-08-29T09:33:07.546+01:002012-08-29T09:33:07.546+01:00Easy, Statistician. The London Model could do it w...Easy, Statistician. The London Model could do it with carefully drafted contracts. The French model of block contracts for individual towns would also deliver but (probably) at a greater <b>obvious</b> price to the community.<br />The price we pay for "competition" is well hidden.fatbusblokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-55481434783104583242012-08-29T08:45:32.236+01:002012-08-29T08:45:32.236+01:00Some competition is good, if only to keep existing...Some competition is good, if only to keep existing providers on their toes. In the case of Ivybridge, it would seem that the incumbent has failed to recognise the potential of the town. In the short term, there is over-bussing, but a town of 35,000 people (so says the Devon CC website) ought to be able to support a fast half hourly service to its large city neighbour. <br /><br />However, other sources give a figure of 12000-13000, at which level an extra half-hourly service might struggle. But fundamentally, Ivybridge appears to be under-bussed: without competition, how should this be rectified? Statisticiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-46589815152272040072012-08-29T04:07:51.677+01:002012-08-29T04:07:51.677+01:00Moor on Bluestar & First in Southampton on yes...Moor on <b>Bluestar</b> & <b>First</b> in Southampton on <a href="http://omnibuses.blogspot.com/2012/08/fighting-funds-1.html" rel="nofollow">yesterday's Omnibuses blog post</a>. Note the new <b>First</b> Hythe service is hourly.<br /><br />And on the Ivybridge Incursion <a href="http://omnibuses.blogspot.com/2012/08/whats-up-down-devon-way.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>Businghttp://omnibuses.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com