It could be end of the road for two tea-time bus services in Ashby, Scunthorpe and Bottesford
Two tea-time bus services around Ashby, Scunthorpe and Bottesford could be facing withdrawal.
Few people are said to use them, prompting a review within North Lincolnshire Council which subidises the services.
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Ashby Market is on the Service 34 route
17:45 Service 34 (Circular): Scunthorpe Bus Station, Cemetery Road, Collum Avenue, Ashby Market, Bottesford Lane, Chancel Road, Quebec Road, Bridges Road, Plymouth Road, West Common Lane, Ashby Road, Bus Station.
17:35 Service 38: Scunthorpe Bus Station, Cliff Gardens, Avenue Vivian, Ferry Road, Crosby Avenue, Foxhills Road and return.
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It is being suggested the time is right for the council to review its agreement with Stagecoach to provide these journeys.
They run Monday to Saturday and cost the council an average of £24.49 and £16.33 a day respectively.
That's a total of £12,490 a year.
Council figures suggest only an average seven users a day on Service 34 and just four users on Service 38.
That equates to a subsidy of between £3.50 and £4.08 for each user.
A report prepared for a leading councillor to consider says: "They appear to offer poor value for money."
Later this week, Councillor Nigel Sherwood (Brigg and Wolds), Cabinet Member for Highways and Neighbourhoods, will decide how the council should proceed
One of his options is to give approval for the authority to consult with local ward councillors and members of the public about the withdrawal of these journeys.
Comments
by WNxbadboy3
Wednesday, October 24 2012, 12:59AM
“Well on route 6 half the time you get buses cut off running late or 2 coming at the same time. how about reviewing that route as well or get drivers new watches.”
by HattyTood
Wednesday, October 24 2012, 12:52AM
“If they do cut the services, maybe they could re-route the (usually empty) park & ride hospital bus around that way, it may start paying for itself then :)”
by englander61
Tuesday, October 23 2012, 11:45PM
“Scunthorpe planners are at fault , Wasting money on failed projects . about time we changed them brought new blood in , Half of these people would not survive in private sector , Yet we are paying top class wages , We are their employers we pay their wages ,We should be allowed a vote to be able to sack those who we consider not fit for the job . look at state of town we are moving backwards not forwards , Where are the improvements , congestion on our roads gets worse Berkeley circle is a fine example .”
by JohnJohn2011
Tuesday, October 23 2012, 7:36PM
“Better planning is the answer, if a bus is running every 20 minuets at say 50% capacity why not make them run at every 35 minuets in the hope they achieve say 75% - 100% capacity. I might be wrong but cutting this service at that particular might make it difficult for some to get home from work in an evening. Also seems to me that to many buses in town and Ashby stuck up each others a*s on the main routs with most buses not even half full.”
by bonniebeth
Tuesday, October 23 2012, 6:49PM
“Maybe if they thought of reducing bus fares they would find more people using the bus services. £1.90 to get from Ashby to town, or £3 return!”
by buffering
Tuesday, October 23 2012, 6:41PM
“FEW people the library or town centre market yet the same council thinks nothing of pumping hundreds of thousands of pounds into those facilities.
This pretty much highlights that the millions upon millions of pounds that for many, many years that have been pumped into trying to encourage people out of the car and onto public transport have been a complete waste of public money. Road narrowing, bike lanes, bus lanes and footpaths are just a complete waste of resources as for what they cost, they are barely used. What we need is better roads, more car parks and an improvement in traffic flow. We like cars and people simply won't just give them up.”