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16 Aug 2016, 4:46 pm #42
(16 Aug 2016, 10:41 am)G-CPTN How on Earth can you 'save money' by setting up companies to expand bus services to areas not currently covered?

Are there untapped revenues out there that the current private companies are ignoring?
If you put it in to context and include the extract from the article:
The Labour leader promised to expand bus services to areas not currently covered, to give councils franchising powers over their bus networks, and to allow them to set up "municipal bus companies".

You can see that new routes alone won't save money. It will be a factor of the other elements.
As a starter, (got to choose my words carefully here, cos eezypeazy might tell me off again) the many millions of pounds claimed by private operators every year by local and central government will be reduced.
The many millions of pounds given to shareholders will cease. 

(16 Aug 2016, 10:59 am)eezypeazy Mr Corbyn's bus services will take people to the sunny uplands where people will be able to harvest five-pound notes from low-hanging branches on the world-famous money trees!

You mean the PLC'S haven't cherry picked the best ones and have left some?!
Edited 16 Aug 2016, 4:46 pm by Andreos1.

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Andreos1
16 Aug 2016, 4:46 pm #42

(16 Aug 2016, 10:41 am)G-CPTN How on Earth can you 'save money' by setting up companies to expand bus services to areas not currently covered?

Are there untapped revenues out there that the current private companies are ignoring?
If you put it in to context and include the extract from the article:
The Labour leader promised to expand bus services to areas not currently covered, to give councils franchising powers over their bus networks, and to allow them to set up "municipal bus companies".

You can see that new routes alone won't save money. It will be a factor of the other elements.
As a starter, (got to choose my words carefully here, cos eezypeazy might tell me off again) the many millions of pounds claimed by private operators every year by local and central government will be reduced.
The many millions of pounds given to shareholders will cease. 

(16 Aug 2016, 10:59 am)eezypeazy Mr Corbyn's bus services will take people to the sunny uplands where people will be able to harvest five-pound notes from low-hanging branches on the world-famous money trees!

You mean the PLC'S haven't cherry picked the best ones and have left some?!


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