South Yorkshire Bus Service Needs Improvement

[NERVY-OWL]

On 01/04/2022 at 12:11, BigAl1 said:

If you have shares you can vote against the proposal

 

Like I said Nat Express remain interested even though Stagecoach are not

No vote, got to accept what price they are offering now. I sold my shares a while ago so doesn't effect me at least.

As for Nat ex I'm not ruling them out yet, I do wonder if it's a ploy to get more money but from what we've been told it's a done deal as good as.

 

Whoever owns Stagecoach, First etc won't make a difference on the quality of service in Sheffield though. There will never be a bus service that pleases everyone, wether that's prices or routes. Nationalising it wouldn't make much difference either.

[BigAl1]

wow what a sad indictment of our mayor the PTE and the council that South Yorkshire was not awarded any funding for the buses

[Michael_N]

7 minutes ago, LovePotion said:

I'm surprised there has never been a bus running to Rivelin Park, even if just to Hillsborough terminal. It could run from the car park, up Walkley Bank Road & Morley Street. There are a lot of houses on those roads but no bus service running close by, & it's hilly too. Plus, Rivelin is a popular tourist attraction, especially in the summer with the paddling pool.

There was, the 64 that was withdrawn around 10yrs back? Been plenty of services over the years and all have failed to attract any passengers, so have been a waste of time.

[Planner1]

3 hours ago, BigAl1 said:

wow what a sad indictment of our mayor the PTE and the council that South Yorkshire was not awarded any funding for the buses

Care to,elaborate? What funding?

[BigAl1]

1 hour ago, Planner1 said:

Care to,elaborate? What funding?

https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/politics/government-has-shafted-south-yorkshire-funding-bid-for-free-fares-for-under-18s-new-bus-shelters-and-fare-cap-rejected-by-ministers-3639906

[sheffbag]

13 minutes ago, BigAl1 said:

https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/politics/government-has-shafted-south-yorkshire-funding-bid-for-free-fares-for-under-18s-new-bus-shelters-and-fare-cap-rejected-by-ministers-3639906

So his franchising scheme has failed? 

cant stay on that site long, some podcast starts and cant find it to turn it off

[Guest busdriver1]

3 hours ago, sheffbag said:

So his franchising scheme has failed? 

cant stay on that site long, some podcast starts and cant find it to turn it off

This wasnt for franchising, that ship will not sail for many years. There are lots of hoops to jump through and He hasnt even found where they are let alone how to jump through them. This was to give free travel to all under 18s, cap all fares in the lowest fare city in the UK,  and provide new bus shelters. No mention of getting buses to actually serve those shelters.

Most likely reason is these plans were not really about improving bus services as was required for the funding. Just a grand virtue signalling scheme.

Edited April 5, 2022 by busdriver1

[ECCOnoob]

 Jarvis is only bellyaching because there's an election coming up and he's trying to show he is is doing something....    Sheffield might have been one of those who lost out on the bus money but they did appear to get a huge whack of money to keep the tram network running and make improvements.  A child of 5 would understand it was highly unlikely we'd get everything we want so maybe he should start focus on the good part. 

 

To be frank always thought his regional mayor role was always a useless waste of space from day one.

[sheffbag]

15 hours ago, busdriver1 said:

This wasnt for franchising, that ship will not sail for many years. There are lots of hoops to jump through and He hasnt even found where they are let alone how to jump through them. This was to give free travel to all under 18s, cap all fares in the lowest fare city in the UK,  and provide new bus shelters. No mention of getting buses to actually serve those shelters.

Most likely reason is these plans were not really about improving bus services as was required for the funding. Just a grand virtue signalling scheme.

I knew about the plans for the capping and U18s. I just couldnt read the link that was provided as its star so clickbait and voiceovers everywhere

[BigAl1]

15 hours ago, ECCOnoob said:

 Jarvis is only bellyaching because there's an election coming up and he's trying to show he is is doing something....    Sheffield might have been one of those who lost out on the bus money but they did appear to get a huge whack of money to keep the tram network running and make improvements.  A child of 5 would understand it was highly unlikely we'd get everything we want so maybe he should start focus on the good part. 

 

To be frank always thought his regional mayor role was always a useless waste of space from day one.

No not doing something did something, he wants a legacy hahahaha

 

Agree 100% about being a waste of space or at least in the case of jarvis and perhaps the next Mayor might devote their whole working week to the job