(27 Jul 2022, 7:35 pm)busmanT wrote Because Nexus has to answer to local councillors, as it’s the local councils that fund Nexus.
A lot of the money that would have funded 30 minute evening services has been redirected to fund daytime services (eg 28/29, 67/69, 82/82A) and early morning and evening services that GNE used to operate commercially but are now funded by Nexus.
Yes I understand it must be difficult but regardless of the reasons behind the cuts, its ultimately the customer that suffers as a result. It's not acceptable to expect any passenger to wait up to an hour for bus any time of the day really. Imagine you rely on a bus and you finish work at 10pm for example and you miss your bus - waiting somewhere or walking in the dark for nearly an hour will really put people off. Not everyone can walk or walk that far or some people don't like walking in the dark for safety reasons. Half an hour is a long enough wait but an hour is just shocking!
I think GNE should consider buying some smaller minibuses/breadvans, such as the Mercedes Sprinter for their evening work and less busy services. There is plenty of room inside these buses compared to the Renault/Dodge ones in the 90s and are wheelchair/pushchair accessable and they will be able to get around the streets a lot easier - allowing places with limited room to be served as well. They would also be a lot more fuel efficient.