Around a dozen bus services in Shropshire have been saved after the county council extended financial support for a number of under-threat routes.
Last year, Shropshire Council agreed to support a number of both commercial and subsidised services that Arriva and other operators wanted to change or withdraw from service due to a fall in the number of fare-paying passengers.
As a result of this financial support, the services will be able to continue operating while Shropshire Council considers other ways to improve public transport. The news follows an unsuccessful bid by the authority for Government Levelling Up funding that included plans for demand-responsive buses, and for transforming Shrewsbury’s park and ride service.
“We’re extremely disappointed that our LUF bid wasn’t successful but we remain determined to implement our plans for improving public transport across the county, and we’re working hard to identify ways to do this, and to source funding that will enable to do so. I’m hopeful that we’ll be able to make further announcements soon.
“We will also continue to lobby the Government with our bus operators for the funding that we need to make bus services a realistic option as a first choice of travel across Shropshire.”9 – Wolverhampton to Bridgnorth
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