Finglands

[Polo Mint]

RE: Finglands

(31/12/2013 11:42)126th street Wrote:  

(30/12/2013 21:53)Polo Mint Wrote:  Privatisation of buses was a bad thing from day one, the same companies operate the same routes and are only challenged on tenders or routes in less dense areas. On the major bus corridors the same companies operate year in and year out.

Right, and so how is that any different from how things were pre-privatisation? There was nothing in the way of competition then, and it showed.

It might be good for enthusiasts to see regular changes of operator and livery but in the real world passengers want continuity year in, year out.

It was different, because local authorities/councils ran the services. The money could be used to cross-subsidise services instead of tenders, and any money made could be invested back into the company instead of instead of lining peoples pockets in Perth or Aberdeen.