Bilge Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 We need the tram extending to cover all the hospitals, NGH especially. With Park and Ride areas at the outer stops. If Sheffield City Region fully 'takes back control' of transport services (like they've always been able to do in London) then this is the sort of thing we can build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_N Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 48 minutes ago, Bilge said: We need the tram extending to cover all the hospitals, NGH especially. With Park and Ride areas at the outer stops. If Sheffield City Region fully 'takes back control' of transport services (like they've always been able to do in London) then this is the sort of thing we can build. Plenty of buses run to the NGH from most parts of Sheffield. Use the public transport that is already provided maybe... Can use the Park and Ride at Meadowhall Interchange and catch the 95/95A buses that drop you off at the Barnsley Road entrance every 10 mins during the daytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest busdriver1 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 8 minutes ago, Michael_N said: Plenty of buses run to the NGH from most parts of Sheffield. Use the public transport that is already provided maybe... Can use the Park and Ride at Meadowhall Interchange and catch the 95/95A buses that drop you off at the Barnsley Road entrance every 10 mins during the daytime. I think we are looking at transport snobbery here, the bus is perfectly adequate and runs from most directions to the hospital without causing major disruption to other road users and being a drain on local finances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janus Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 @Becky B Are both carparks at Morrisons currently being used for NHS staff only? I've not been this year. @Michael_N Probably ok if living in Sheffield. From Rothetham I understand it would be 6 buses including the return, and the time factor to consider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest busdriver1 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, Janus said: @Becky B Are both carparks at Morrisons currently being used for NHS staff only? I've not been this year. @Michael_N Probably ok if living in Sheffield. From Rothetham I understand it would be 6 buses including the return, and the time factor to consider. I live in Rotherham and can do it with 2 buses, but there again I can use a timetable and route map. I dont, I use my car as I want to spend as little time as possible in that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janus Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 31 minutes ago, busdriver1 said: I live in Rotherham and can do it with 2 buses, but there again I can use a timetable and route map. I dont, I use my car as I want to spend as little time as possible in that area. 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planner1 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 4 hours ago, Bilge said: We need the tram extending to cover all the hospitals, NGH especially. With Park and Ride areas at the outer stops. If Sheffield City Region fully 'takes back control' of transport services (like they've always been able to do in London) then this is the sort of thing we can build. SCR wouldn't be able to build tram extensions without government funding, even in the devolved funding scenario that comes with having a mayor. The control they have in London is about franchising of routes and having a unified fares structure and one brand. That is now possible outside London in regions with a mayor, but no-one has done it so far. There are good reasons for that, as have been debated in other threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilge Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Obviously all major transport infrastructure projects require central govt funding. London has got a huge slice of the cake for decades, but 'oop North' we always get next to nowt. SCR is at least now starting to ask for a bigger share. Franchises and branding etc is all part of the package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilge Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 4 hours ago, Michael_N said: Plenty of buses run to the NGH from most parts of Sheffield. Use the public transport that is already provided maybe... Can use the Park and Ride at Meadowhall Interchange and catch the 95/95A buses that drop you off at the Barnsley Road entrance every 10 mins during the daytime. If the bus services were even adequate then far less people would drive or use taxis. Buses are great but often get stuck in traffic, have long routes with loads of stops, are infrequent at night and at weekends etc etc. Not surprisingly they are unattractive to many travellers for at least some journeys. From my house it's 15 mins drive to NGH or over an hour on 2 buses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki-red Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 5 hours ago, Janus said: @Becky B Are both carparks at Morrisons currently being used for NHS staff only? I've not been this year. @Michael_N Probably ok if living in Sheffield. From Rothetham I understand it would be 6 buses including the return, and the time factor to consider. It’s the H1 bus that’s NHS staff only, not Morrisons car parks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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