Bus journeys plummet
16th November 1989, Page 20
16th November 1989
Page 20
Page 20, 16th November 1989
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Keywords :
Administrative Divisions, Local Government In England, Metropolitan County, West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive, Greater Manchester
• Deregulation has pushed the bus industry further and faster into decline, says a new report from the Association of Metropolitan Authorities.
The report reveals that in the Metropolitan counties, excluding London, the public is making 336 million fewer bus journeys a year compared with 1985/6.
Produced by transport economist Bill Tyson, the report covers Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Strathclyde, Tyne and Wear, West Midlands and West Yorkshire. Jack Meredith, chair of the AMA's public transport committee, says: "Although bus patronage was on the decline anyway without deregulation, this report shows the fall in journeys undertaken has been between 100 and 200 million more than expected."
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Organisations:
Association of Metropolitan Authorities
People:
Bill Tyson, Jack Meredith
Locations:
Manchester, London