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Title: How will the buses go forward - more jigsaw pieces? Post by: grahame on November 28, 2015, 21:52:26 I wonder what's going to happen on the buses ... in Cornwall, and in Wiltshire, over the next year or two. Some interesting snippets ...
From the Local Government Chronicle (http://www.lgcplus.com/home/lgc100-2015/51-75/7000400.article?blocktitle=LGC100---51-75&contentID=21710) - The local government powerlist (2015) Quote 70: Baroness Scott Awarded a life peerage this year, Cllr Scott (Con), leader of Wiltshire Council, oversaw the creation of the unitary council in 2009 and two years later took it ^chiefless^. She is now seeking a county devolution deal. From Transport Extra (https://www.transportxtra.com/publications/local-transport-today/news/47348/we-don-t-plan-to-franchise-buses-says-cornwall?) - We don^t plan to franchise buses, says Cornwall Quote Cornwall Council has no immediate plans to franchise the area^s bus network, despite the Government pledging franchising powers for the council as part of the recently-signed Cornwall devolution deal. Bert Biscoe, Cornwall^s portfolio holder for transport, told LTT the franchising powers would be held in reserve, in case partnership working with bus operators failed to deliver the council^s aims. Biscoe was responding to comments made this month by FirstGroup... Title: Re: How will the buses go forward - more jigsaw pieces? Post by: LiskeardRich on November 28, 2015, 22:39:56 First and Cornwall council seem to have an excellent working relationship. First have domination, especially in the west of the county.
I don't see them changing it unless things Go stale. Title: Re: How will the buses go forward - more jigsaw pieces? Post by: Tim on December 11, 2015, 13:48:43 First and Cornwall council seem to have an excellent working relationship. First have domination, especially in the west of the county. I don't see them changing it unless things Go stale. First are perhaps nervous hence there more local rebranding exercise? This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |