Is there a subsidy to run empty double-deckers?
Published Date:
01 December 2008
Haugh Shaw RoadHalifax
There are several buses that travel along Haugh Shaw Road, despite there being services provided on the parallel roads, King Cross Road (Aachen way) and Savile Park.
Most of these buses that travel along Haugh Shaw Road are double deckers. As my house is situated higher up from the street the top deck of the buses overlooks my garden. There are usually no passengers on board but when there are, in "rush hour" traffic, it is seldom more than five people.
I wonder about the cost to the passengers: is the bus company being subsidised by the council to provide this service?
There is obviously little thought as to the environment through the pollution these massive buses cause.
What should be a quiet residential street is in fact bombarded with the noise of several empty buses driving up the road at minimum speed of 30 MPH.
I would have thought that the revenue alone from each bus journey would tell the company that this route is a totally unnecessary burden on the paying passenger?
Would this be worth looking into?
Stella Oberlies
The full article contains 194 words and appears in Evening Courier newspaper.
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Last Updated:
01 December 2008 8:54 AM
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Source:
Evening Courier
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Location:
Halifax
