Should smaller, local bus companies operate in cities?

[Deerfold]

By this logic the few bits that Stagecoach operate into Edinburgh wouldn't be allowed; or would you ban Lothian and just keep the bits operated by the big groups?

There are always going to be places where more than one network interfaces with another.

It's like saying that Hull Trains shouldn't be allowed to operate into Hull or into London. Or saying that the once a day LNER train to Bradford ought to be cancelled to let Northern be sole operator.

There's 2 LNER trains a day to Bradford. They did announce the second would be removed, but that's been backtracked and once again there's talk of increasing the service.

 

[geoffk]

Jim Stones Coaches, was an independent operator with a smart fleet of buses with Private Registrations, that operated buses in the Leigh Area of Greater Manchester between 26th October 1986 and June 2020.

I worked for GMPTE and remember Jim being a good operator. UK North definitely the other end of the scale! Some small operators which I recall started off doing one or two tendered routes but over-reached themselves, grew too large and ran into trouble with maintenance.

 

[anthony263]

I worked fir easyway until March 2020 running the 32a St Fagans to Cardiff service we provided a reliable well used service to Victoria Park and canton from St Fagans and Fairwater even on Sundays.

Cardiff bus took over July 2022 and ruined the service before it was withdrawn.Let's hope their new attempt from April works