tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post3723642210889506618..comments2024-03-25T22:17:35.616+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: Meeting A Duchess ...fatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-62660243173382802102017-10-01T03:15:45.646+01:002017-10-01T03:15:45.646+01:00In Scotland some brilliant marketeer decided to br...In Scotland some brilliant marketeer decided to brand the roads around the coast as the 'North Coast 500'. This has attracted many thousands of visitors ... which is good as it is such a beautiful area ... but publicity for those wishing to see the area and who do not wish to drive are ill served by public transport.<br />Perhaps I am being too polite as they are NOT served at all by public transport.<br />This is year 3 of the NC 500 and no body, HITRANS, the Highland Council, VisitScotland or Transpot Scotland have shown a smidgin of initiative in offering an alternative to the self-driven vehicle.<br />Meanwhile the roadsides are crumbling and the golden goose for the local authorities is in imminent danger of quacking for the last time. I suggest you use a search engine to find out the major problems there are in this part of the Highlands of Scotland.<br />Try and find a public transport map or accurate details of any remaining transport routes in the Highlands; stagecoach provide a pretty good system with timetables and maps to match but, as for the rest ...<br /> Rob Roynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-17192852576949242722017-09-30T17:52:58.706+01:002017-09-30T17:52:58.706+01:00To respond to Jim yesterday "On road competit...To respond to Jim yesterday "On road competition is now very rare and in much of the country large swathes of the network are in the hands of one or perhaps two operators. Provided these do their job properly, which they have a commercial incentive to do, why should cash-strapped local authorities seek to duplicate or even replace their efforts?"<br /><br />Many operators most certainly do their own roadside publicity. To pick out some that FBB will know.... Stagecoach Northamptonshire, Buses of Somerset, First Kernow<br /><br />However, let's look at Gwynedd. The timetable cases are controlled by Gwynedd and so commercial operators are not allowed to use them. Also, many of the services are not operated by Arriva but a raft of other operators as many are contracted to Gwynedd Council!<br /><br />As well as Arriva in Bangor (who do run the major services) there are Llew Jones running out into the less populous bits of the Ogwen Valley, Gwynfor on the already mentioned 72/73, Express out to Llanberis. Go away from Bangor and the wealth of smaller independents becomes ever more diverse and virtually all services away from the main Bangor corridors are tendered. Of course, you can specify that timetables are printed and put up at stops as part of the tender specification but that will only be reflected in the tender price anyway. Arguably, by having all and sundry trying to do it, it would have a lack of consistency and cost more through a lack of any economy of scale.<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-45329161902497690882017-09-30T11:12:13.664+01:002017-09-30T11:12:13.664+01:00Again your map tells you nothing useful.Again your map tells you nothing useful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-40057057940698344882017-09-30T10:52:41.642+01:002017-09-30T10:52:41.642+01:00Stagecoach already reach Leeds on the X62 from Hul...Stagecoach already reach Leeds on the X62 from Hull, three journeys on weekdays, four on Saturdays and two on sundays.Shieldsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197794322283545552noreply@blogger.com