Shropshire Bus News

[Simon75]

Shropshire Council to keep under-threat bus services running

Of eight services facing an uncertain future in Shropshire, six have been saved for now.

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A council says it has temporarily saved a number of bus services under threat by a transport operator.

Arriva blames a fall in the number of fare-paying passengers on the journeys, according to Shropshire Council.

Eight services in total had been due to be withdrawn but the local authority said six would be continuing in some form.

Arriva has been approached for comment about the affected routes.

Of the eight threatened services, some of which faced the axe as early as next month, the council said Arriva had agreed to continue four until later in the year, with two covered in part by other services.

However, the number 14 to Shifnal and the 401 Oswestry town service will be lost.

Councillor Cecilia Motley said the council would keep lobbying the government for funding to support bus travel in the county.

The government's "levelling up" plans include £3bn in grants to support the Bus Back Better initiative to improve bus services outside London.

The council said it was still waiting to hear whether it had been successful in its bid for £98m in government funding for local bus services.

 

[GusB]

The thread title has been edited to include the word "Bus". This may be stating the obvious in the Buses & Coaches section of the forum, but please bear in mind that any time a thread is updated it will show in the "Latest Posts" section of the forum homepage which is visible to everyone.

 

[Simon75]

The thread title has been edited to include the word "Bus". This may be stating the obvious in the Buses & Coaches section of the forum, but please bear in mind that any time a thread is updated it will show in the "Latest Posts" section of the forum homepage which is visible to everyone.

My apologies