Buses: an increasingly rare sight in provincial England

Peter Shipp is absolutely correct in his analysis of the current problems facing bus operators (‘Shipp steers EYMS through bus industry’s choppy waters’ LTT 03 Feb). 

In particular, most operators outside large cities are now considerably underfunded by the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme, bearing in mind that ‘time rich’ concessionary passengers often make longer journeys than fare-paying passengers, so flat rate reimbursements mean these...

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