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‘No case for franchising’

26 June 2015
 

Bus franchising is risky for councils and will deliver few benefits for passengers, says a new report by the TAS Partnership. 

“The current argument in favour of what is called ‘bus franchising’ seeks to return responsibility for network control and fare setting to local authorities,” says TAS in Making buses better. “We have several concerns about this: Experience suggests  this will break the link between operators and passengers, causing a fractured...

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