hello1964 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0xST7zHrB4YRayqs3nVajDbo4Mqy5cC4rNnBPixDiF8pnewy4KJvzhJcoucmppXWSl&id=100064911393215 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello1964 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Try M17 if you wanna see the appalling state of the so called bus service in Sheffield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingJ Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 1 minute ago, hello1964 said: Try M17 if you wanna see the appalling state of the so called bus service in Sheffield. The M17 has had terrible, and I mean terrible patronage ever since its inception, which it is dropped by every operator who tries it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy C Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 22 hours ago, hello1964 said: Try M17 if you wanna see the appalling state of the so called bus service in Sheffield. Indeed, some incredibly poor performance from TM Travel. To use yesterday as an example, they only managed to operate one round trip all day and that was a full length bus rather than the booked minibus so could have had some fun trying to get around some of the smaller roads! https://bustimes.org/services/m17-dore-bradway-jordanthorpe/vehicles?date=2024-02-12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy C Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 22 hours ago, RollingJ said: The M17 has had terrible, and I mean terrible patronage ever since its inception, which it is dropped by every operator who tries it. It is a tendered service run under contract to SYMCA - operators don't try it and drop it, the operate it for the length of time they have a contract to operate it. OK, it isn't the busiest bus in the world, but it is reasonably well used by pensioners who cannot walk to the main road for the more regular bus services and there is also demand for travel to the medical centre at Jordanthorpe, retail park at Norton, libraries at Greenhill and Totley, secondary schools at Meadowhead and Totley Brook plus various other facilities along the route. What is killing it is partly the poor timetable (SYMCA axed the runs at school times for example!) but more the fact under TM Travel most trips fail to operate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingJ Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 4 minutes ago, Andy C said: Indeed, some incredibly poor performance from TM Travel. To use yesterday as an example, they only managed to operate one round trip all day and that was a full length bus rather than the booked minibus so could have had some fun trying to get around some of the smaller roads! https://bustimes.org/services/m17-dore-bradway-jordanthorpe/vehicles?date=2024-02-12 It needs taking off altogether - a little like the much-vaunted Connect service - and hardly carries a full Optare Solo load if you put all the passenger in one vehicle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingJ Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 3 minutes ago, Andy C said: It is a tendered service run under contract to SYMCA - operators don't try it and drop it, the operate it for the length of time they have a contract to operate it. OK, it isn't the busiest bus in the world, but it is reasonably well used by pensioners who cannot walk to the main road for the more regular bus services and there is also demand for travel to the medical centre at Jordanthorpe, retail park at Norton, libraries at Greenhill and Totley, secondary schools at Meadowhead and Totley Brook plus various other facilities along the route. What is killing it is partly the poor timetable (SYMCA axed the runs at school times for example!) but more the fact under TM Travel most trips fail to operate. That is true - but they'd be better off putting it out to a taxi firm, who could use an eight-seater taxi. Much easier to use on the off-mainroad sections, of which there are quite a few. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy C Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Just now, RollingJ said: It needs taking off altogether - a little like the much-vaunted Connect service - and hardly carries a full Optare Solo load if you put all the passenger in one vehicle I'd agree with you about the City Centre Connect but not the M17. Demand for such local links that aren't provided by other bus services have increased since Covid but the timetable is inadequate so it doesn't realise its potential - oh and the fact the damn thing never actually runs since TM Travel won the contract is a big reason not many passengers are carried! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy C Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Just now, RollingJ said: That is true - but they'd be better off putting it out to a taxi firm, who could use an eight-seater taxi. Much easier to use on the off-mainroad sections, of which there are quite a few. it is exactly the sort of service that would be perfect for South Pennine Community Transport minibuses... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy C Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 1 minute ago, Andy C said: it is exactly the sort of service that would be perfect for South Pennine Community Transport minibuses... Maybe join the 181 and M17 into one route with minibuses running City - Ringinglow - Dore - Totley - Bradway - Greenhill - Jordanthorpe hourly throughout the daytime including commuter times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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