Yorkshire Bus Operations
Yorkshire Bus Operations
When people compare the cost of the train and the bus, they always seem to assume that everyone lives within walking distance, and travels to somewhere within walking distance, of a train station, which is unlikely to be the case.
Which means they're probably going to have to use another form of transport to get to the train and/or when they get to their destination.
Just as a little example, if I were to travel to Darlington, on paper it looks like taking the train from Bishop is the best option, it takes ~25 minutes compared to ~45 minutes on the bus, and for only 20p more than the bus! That's a bargain for the amount of time saved.
But, I happen to live 1.5 miles from the train station, that's a half hour walk. But, the bus to the train station only takes 5-10 minutes. However, that adds an extra £2.50 onto the cost. So, if we assume that the times line up (which they don't), then I'm paying an extra £2.70 to save 15-20 minutes.
But wait, there's more! The train station in Darlington is a 10 minute walk from where I'd want to be! So, I'm only saving 5-10 minutes, and I've had to walk half a mile!
In reality, end to end taking the 'faster' option actually takes an extra 15 minutes, and costs an extra £2.70.
