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Title: bus subsides to be reviewed? Post by: infoman on February 23, 2022, 08:48:05 Andy Burnham speaking on BBC breakfast on 23 february about a meeting to be held on this day into bus subsides,will try and find out more info.
Title: Re: bus subsides to be reviewed? Post by: ChrisB on February 23, 2022, 09:27:58 The 6 week limit for notification of withdrawal of routes forthe end of the Covid bus subsidy is tomorrow, so Govt need to announce what, if anything, will replace it until passenger numbers return. Otherwise there will be wholesale notifications going in by this weekend. Hence the meeting
Title: Re: bus subsides to be reviewed? Post by: grahame on March 01, 2022, 18:02:41 The 6 week limit for notification of withdrawal of routes forthe end of the Covid bus subsidy is tomorrow, so Govt need to announce what, if anything, will replace it until passenger numbers return. Otherwise there will be wholesale notifications going in by this weekend. Hence the meeting Posting for Lee who has been rushed off his feet, talking to our 20 or so reps across Wiltshire ... from http://option247.uk/ Quote Dear All, I am pleased to inform you that the Government has today announced a further Covid-19 Bus and Light Rail Support Package to run until October 2022 - see https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/local-transport-update-financial-support-for-bus-and-light-rail-services We at the Option 24/7 Central Team would like to thank each and every one of you who contacted the key players to press for this outcome. The efforts of you and others like you right across the country are a significant reason why we have this welcome news, and you can all be very proud of the result that has been collectively achieved. Best Regards Lee Fletcher Option 24/7 http://option247.uk/ Withshire's draft Enhanced Partnership is available at http://option247.uk/ep_202203.html and the submitted Bus Service Improvement plan which points forward from the autumn and is with the government as a funding bid is ((here)) (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/mirror/WC_BSIP_final_20201029.pdf) 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 |