forestboy Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Declan said: Not at every stop though. One opposite railway station and another opposite school Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Andy Onchan said: Wasn't there a dedicated airport bus service at one point, every 30 mins or something like that? Not in my time, the South Buses have always turned into the airport. There used to be a works bus to the factories opposite. 8 minutes ago, forestboy said: One opposite railway station and another opposite school But not every stop between the airport and Douglas has one, and none of them have a nice warm airport terminal to wait in. Edited December 23, 2022 by Declan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 47 minutes ago, Andy Onchan said: Wasn't there a dedicated airport bus service at one point, every 30 mins or something like that? Possibly back in the 60s/70s when there was still a proper bus station (of a rather nifty modernist design) and the public were actually allowed to sit in it, though they were soon expelled and it was converted to government offices. Fewer people had cars or access to one (there wasn't much parking at the airport either) and buses were less frequent generally outside Douglas. And people actually went to the Airport and its cafe as a destination. But I doubt it was as frequent as every 30 minutes and being on the main road south meant combining services with others going in that direction made sense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omobono Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 The old bus and air terminal was great you could get off the Willaston or Pulrose bus , check in for your flight and book you luggage through to your final destination , even if you had to transfer to International , your bags were in the system and very few were lost , and they call todays travel progress ? I don't thinks so , they even gave the kids a barley sugar sweet , 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Has there been any news on the bus cap? Is it going to be extended when it expires in January? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 4 hours ago, Declan said: Has there been any news on the bus cap? Is it going to be extended when it expires in January? "The trial did not notably increase passenger numbers and cost us a lot of money so it will not be extended and fares will increase across the board by approximately a third, starting 1 February." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 1 minute ago, TheTeapot said: "The trial did not notably increase passenger numbers and cost us a lot of money so it will not be extended and fares will increase across the board by approximately a third, starting 1 February." Is that an actual quote? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 3 minutes ago, Declan said: Is that an actual quote? No, haha I made it up, but its the kind of thing they would sneak out on a Friday afternoon when no one is paying attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 It does sound like the kind of thing they'd say. And having the cap in the lowest volume of the year then pointing to lower numbers seems likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Designed to fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Chris Thomas wasn't averse to free bus travel but more concerned it would cost BV millions in ticket sales. Maybe they wouldn't lose so much if they reduced the number of buses per hour they send around Douglas and Onchan. Instead of one every 20 minutes, one every half hour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Passing Time said: Chris Thomas wasn't averse to free bus travel but more concerned it would cost BV millions in ticket sales. Maybe they wouldn't lose so much if they reduced the number of buses per hour they send around Douglas and Onchan. Instead of one every 20 minutes, one every half hour? Bloody hell, that’s radical!! The southerners were up in arms when they proposed changing from 4 an hour to 3 !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share Posted January 27, 2023 7 hours ago, Declan said: Has there been any news on the bus cap? Is it going to be extended when it expires in January? They'll decide next month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Buggane Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 They will decide jack shit, civil service already decided what will occur and excuses for the failure of the scheme. People want to get the most of there car before moving to somewhere where it is impossible to get a parking space with their property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 7 hours ago, TheTeapot said: Designed to fail. You may be overestimating their foresight. I think it was more "Let's throw something together that looks as if were doing something without actually doing anything much". Hence the way they forgot to do anything about the Go Cards till it was pointed out to them. Forgetting to announce what was happening to the scheme would be typical as well. Though it's possible that are wrangling with Treasury for more money, even then they should say something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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