City of York Council is trying to save the First York 12/12A bus service which runs apprixmately every half hour between Woodthorpe and the city centre which is also the only local bus route serving key parts of Heworth and Woodthorpe.
City of York Council is trying to save the First York 12/12A bus service which runs approximately every half hour between Woodthorpe and the city centre which is also the only local bus route serving key parts of Heworth and Woodthorpe.
A short notice tender exercise has been put in place to seek a longer term bus service before the end of March. The council has said "The on-going operation of the service will be covered using part of the council’s 2022/23 Bus Improvement Service Fund (BSIP) revenue funding provided by Department for Transport but if government funding is not extended or bus usage doesn’t increase – further services may be impacted."
There are currently 20 per cent fewer passengers. This is compounded by the rise in operating costs for both diesel and electric buses and a national driver shortage.
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