Christmas Services

[Mayneway]

RE: Christmas services

(21/11/2014 17:25)Dentonian Wrote:  Details of Greater Manchester's Christmas bus services are still being finalised. As usual, some smaller ops have not informed TFGM of their intentions. I think the normal general arrangements will apply though, summarised as follows:

24 Dec: Normal M-F service, but all finishing c.1900hrs.
25 Dec: 43 (Airport-M'cr) will run hourly to cater for Airport staff and passengers. No other services will run
26 Dec: Some major corridors will see a limited service - Sunday levels at best to cater for Shoppers.
27-30 Dec: close to Normal service.
31 Dec: Mon-Sat type service, but with most finishing c.1900hrs. Some corridors will have an hourly service (with a gap either side of midnight) until c.0300hrs NYD
1 Jan: A few major corridors will see a limited service, but less than Boxing Day and with tea-time finishes
2 Jan: Mon-Sat type service.
3 Jan: Normal services resume.

Tendered services will be normal for the day of the week on 27-30 Dec & 2 Jan. On the eves only the daytime services will run. TFGM policy is that no bus services will be subsidised on 25, 26 Dec or 1 Jan.

Crazy!
Regular bus users like me who work on Boxing Day and New Year's Day forced to pay double fares in taxi's to get to and from work.
When will they realise that the country dosen't grind to a halt anymore at 7pm on Christmas Eve and restart on the 27th.
Do they not look at other areas such as Merseyside and twig that there might actually be a need for some limited services to run on Boxing Day?