RollingJ Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 My thoughts, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resident Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 23 minutes ago, HeHasRisen said: Probably someone else who thinks the bus should stop outside their house every 5 mins and take them exactly where they want to go. 100% correct. People want taxis at less than bus prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man in Crete Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 On 27/05/2022 at 10:28, LovePotion said:I think the city centre bus should link the railway station. Surely with the massive forecourt they could find space for a bus stop. That would be advantageous over walking to the bus station or further, especially with suitcases etc. Agreed! Manchester has 3 free routes round the city centre and they all start from Piccadilly railway station which is great when it’s pishing down cos it drops me at the vine pub to meet mi mates for beer and curry its a no brainer to any forward thinking city…oh wait a minute we’re talking Sheffield. Probably start it in nether edge so the eco Marxists can use it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl1 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 5 minutes ago, Man in Crete said: Agreed! Manchester has 3 free routes round the city centre and they all start from Piccadilly railway station which is great when it’s pishing down cos it drops me at the vine pub to meet mi mates for beer and curry its a no brainer to any forward thinking city…oh wait a minute we’re talking Sheffield. Probably start it in nether edge so the eco Marxists can use it In an ideal world it would serve the station and the bus station opposite and somewhere with easy tram access but as you rightly say that may not be obvious to the PTE or Mayor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest busdriver1 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 10 minutes ago, Man in Crete said: Agreed! Manchester has 3 free routes round the city centre and they all start from Piccadilly railway station which is great when it’s pishing down cos it drops me at the vine pub to meet mi mates for beer and curry its a no brainer to any forward thinking city…oh wait a minute we’re talking Sheffield. Probably start it in nether edge so the eco Marxists can use it without raising the old "what city is bigger" argument, just look at the footfall in Central Manchester and compare it with the footfall in Sheffield City centre. There is no comparison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planner1 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Man in Crete said: Agreed! Manchester has 3 free routes round the city centre and they all start from Piccadilly railway station which is great when it’s pishing down cos it drops me at the vine pub to meet mi mates for beer and curry its a no brainer to any forward thinking city…oh wait a minute we’re talking Sheffield. Probably start it in nether edge so the eco Marxists can use it Have you actually used it lately? It got reduced to 2 routes in 2018, due to declining passenger numbers apparently. It might be a “no brainier” if you can get someone to pay for it. Manchester’s is/was funded by a property developer who owns the Spinningfields development. The bus operator also contributed. Costs circa £1.2 million a year to run. Theres an article in Wiki giving all the history here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planner1 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 1 hour ago, busdriver1 said: without raising the old "what city is bigger" argument, just look at the footfall in Central Manchester and compare it with the footfall in Sheffield City centre. There is no comparison Exactly. Greater Manchester has around twice the population of South Yorkshire. Funding from the government for transport schemes tends to be generally based on population, so Greater Manchester always gets a lot more funding than they do here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy C Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Powells bus company to cease trading this weekend, as of Monday all their routes are withdrawn. Details of services impacted at https://travelsouthyorkshire.com/en-gb/newsupdates/service-changes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingJ Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 1 minute ago, Andy C said: Powells bus company to cease trading this weekend, as of Monday all their routes are withdrawn. Details of services impacted at https://travelsouthyorkshire.com/en-gb/newsupdates/service-changes No surprise, TBH. My sympathy to those affected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Sad when a quite well-established operator ceases trading. The last Sheffield one that went down was MASS. But maybe other operators will pick-up at least some parts of the withdrawn services. Svc 6 was effectively: a. the City-Universities-Banner Cross leg of the old svc. 50 (or latterly '30'); combined with b. the Banner Cross-Millhouses leg of the old svc. 85. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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