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| PRESS RELEASE (26 April 2007) |
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| Traffic Congestion Hits Express Coach Service in Derbyshire |
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INCREASING traffic congestion is about to lead to red arrow express coaches having fewer stops between Derby and Chesterfield.
The uncompromising reason why most passengers use the coaches is because they can get swiftly into and out of Derby.
More and more cars are now using the service’s route – the A38 and A61 - in order to avoid snarl-ups on the M1. This has inevitably led to more delays for the coach service.
So, from Sunday June 3rd, there will be fewer stops and the service will no longer call at Swanwick.
trentbarton warned three years ago that the northern timetable of red arrow was unsustainable in the long term unless buses and coaches were given priority.
The company’s spokesman Melvyn Hopwood said: “This is a hugely frustrating lose-lose situation because of the traffic jams. Either the service carries fewer passengers because of delays or it cuts out some stops. The changes are radical and will inevitably not be to everyone’s liking.
“This sort of rearguard action is bound to recur with increasing severity if traffic increases. We need to see constraints on car use and priorities for buses; but since neither seems to have very much political appeal, bus services are set to carry on suffering.
“We have worked hard to grow red arrow from scratch as a new brand and it is galling to be taking action which will turn away some customers. But we lose whatever we do.” |
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