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Anywhere there’s a bus free-for-all, you end up with the popular/busy (ie profitable) routes having 4 or 5 different bus companies going down them all competing for a share of the cake
I am not suggesting a free for all. The hong Kong is regulated around terminals and a controller send the min buses out on routes depending on the demands at the time with minimal frequency on routes. The key thing is flexibility due to smaller buses and the number of buses being able to move to different routes and terminals as needed. This could be further improved with modern technology.
In addition public transport should still have room for a car to be part of the journey. For many the entire journey is not practical by public transport bit maybe some of it is. Basically good park and ride type arrangements but have the park and ride as a hub rather than the end of a spoke.
Why is this the only thread where you’re not allowed to be judgemental? My first instinct on hearing of a 90 mile round trip commute is that that is not a good thing. Some people may have little choice, but most people in that situation appear to accept it with reluctance, whilst they could have done more to avoid the situation.
My round trip is about 140miles. So I've done 280 plus about 30 miles personal driving this week alone. Some weeks I'll drive in once and leave the car for a fortnight or so. I do about 20k a year.
I live where I live because my children live nearby. My employer is the closest one that I can work at. There's not much I can do to 'avoid the situation' until my sons leave home.
There are no public transport options to get to work (I'm in one of the worst served counties for rail links) but I try to utilise public transport (or bike!) for personal travel (shopping/errands) when I can.
Judge away.
Train arrived at Newport late due to temporary fault, missed my connection to Prestatyn, now playing the "no bike reservation lottery" having missed my booking.
Rather than waiting ~2 hours for the next direct train, now heading to Shrewsbury before another change to reach destination, that means I only arrive an hour late...
If the lack of reserved bike spot doesn't become an issue!
So, self and OH are thinking of popping up to Glasgow (her home city) from Surrey mid-December for a football match. Looked on trainline.com - around the £300 mark for a pair of train tickets vs around a third of that in fuel. Hell, even flights from Heathrow are only £75 each. Not really encouraging people not to fly or drive, is it? It's exactly the sort of journey that the train [i]should[/i] be perfect for, but not at those prices.