, including axing a bus to Princess Royal Hospital, in Wellington.
All bus operators in England, except London, receive reimbursement from Local Transport Authorities for carrying older persons and eligible disabled persons on all local bus services for free. This rate varies between each Local Transport Authority. The council has also been unsuccessful in a bid to the government for support to increase bus ridership.
“Alternatively, there is a train service between Shrewsbury and Wellington, and a frequent bus service from Wellington Bus Station to Princess Royal Hospital.” “This takes into consideration a number of factors including the fares that each operator charges. It is agreed annually and can take into account individual operators’ costs, with the reimbursement rate itself generated from these factors.”
“Arriva submitted an appeal to the DfT requesting they step in and make a decision in their favour,” said the spokesman.
Arriva is disgusting,always 'Cap in Hand' sponging Money off the Council to keep services running. They have NO interest in running Buses in Shropshire, NO investment in new vehicles, NO interest in making Services attractive to Customer's. All an excuse to Sell there Shropshire
Shropshire council hasn’t got a good record for supporting bus services.Hard or impossible to travel between shropshire towns let alone villages
I buy a weekly pass for work and there are so many missing buses I spend most of my time walking - sometimes as much as 12 miles a day. I’m Shrewsbury at least, it’s a dreadful service