I wasn't actually being flippant but basing my comments on my knowledge of bus occupancy surveys that I have had commissioned as part of my work in both Norwich, Doncaster and Sheffield as well as knowledge of such surveys in other cities and towns.

These tend to use bus boarding staff to count occupancy at stops as well as numbers getting on and off the bus so are very good at identifying how many pasengerscare present as that's what they are done for.

And yes you are right that operators will not generally run a loss making service but passenger transport executives and thier successors have often paid for such loss making services so that some form of provision is in place, regardless of passenger numbers. So it does happen.

 

I know, thats why I made a point saying you wasnt. Like I said, no doubt it does happen, but few councils will pay for underused services these days in my experience, its the exception rather than the rule. The ones that are still being subsidised will no doubt be on the cut list in time to come.

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I know, thats why I made a point saying you wasnt. Like I said, no doubt it does happen, but few councils will pay for underused services these days in my experience, its the exception rather than the rule. The ones that are still being subsidised will no doubt be on the cut list in time to come.

Out here there is one bus into town a day and because of the awkward time it's always empty and makes a loss everyday but they won't stop it because of those without access to other transport in the area.

I know, thats why I made a point saying you wasnt. Like I said, no doubt it does happen, but few councils will pay for underused services these days in my experience, its the exception rather than the rule. The ones that are still being subsidised will no doubt be on the cut list in time to come.

Apologies - I misread that and thought you were saying I was - sorry!

No worries, easy done! 

 

The Enviros I was driving last week had Bi-xenon lights, man they were amazing down the unlit roads! Loved it, back to reality this week. 

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OOOOPHH ! bendy's our depot got rid of a full fleet of them because they where awful to drive and even worse to maintain. 

No worries, easy done! 

 

The Enviros I was driving last week had Bi-xenon lights, man they were amazing down the unlit roads! Loved it, back to reality this week. 

 

Why where you driving them last week and not this week? explain.