A Saturday look back on some of the stories of the last week or so from Plymouth and beyond that have some sort of Plymothian Transit link, or just caught my attention in some way.
Moor Money?
Fighting FareMore than 7,600 people have signed Norfolk County Council’s Fair Fares petition, which calls for the government to properly cover the cost of reimbursing bus companies for ferrying bus pass holders around. And the campaign is gathering traction, with Devon County Council officially joining the campaign and two other councils, in the north and south east of the country, indicating they are keen to follow suit. Cheeky Ticket CheatsGRAMMAR school children could be stripped of their bus passes in a "clampdown" on cheeky ticket cheats. Plymouth Citybus is launching on-board checks amid a spike in what it has labelled "ticket fraud" on school services. | Go Ahead SatisfactionResearch carried out by Passenger Focus across the Go-Ahead Group’s bus operations outside London has revealed 91 per cent overall passenger satisfaction.The highest figures were at Konectbus in East Anglia (97 per cent) and Bluestar in Hampshire (94 per cent). The lowest score of 90 per cent was recorded at Brighton & Hove, Plymouth Citybus and Wilts & Dorset Bus & Coach Poppy Appeal
East End soon to OpenOne of Plymouth’s biggest ever transport improvement schemes is due to open on Tuesday 1 November. The East End Transport Scheme, which has been 18 months in the making, will completely change how people travel into and around this part of the city. |
PCB 426 noted in Service on the 16 (1745 ex Town) Service Today. Full Blue + Yellow Larry Spears Liv!!
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