(02 Sep 2016, 4:45 pm)S813 FVK wrote Further to this announcement, Kevin Carr has written an open letter, further explaining why the £1 fare is not available on the school buses to St Bede's (and Park View - I imagine the situation is the same).
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2829...s%20at.pdf
While it won't matter too much, I would say that only 11 double deck buses are provided with the 12th school bus (831) being a Venture SR - unless the allocations will change on Tuesday.
It's refreshing to see an open and honest letter. Most companies would not respond to, what has at times, been very unfair criticism.
GNE and the two schools have come up with something bespoke, in place of providing something that the LEA (Durham County Council) should be providing. I knew they would not be getting much from the school for it, but I didn't for one minute think that it'd be as little as £6,000.
Parents need to see the service for what it is, and look at what the alternative is across the service network. More walking, longer days, and perhaps an increased cost in some cases.