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Franchising: a distraction to delivering better bus services

Ray Wilkes, Shipley BD18
16 September 2016
 

In discussing the Bus Services Bill (Viewpoint LTT 02 Sep), RATP’s Tim Jackson talks up the benefits of franchising without mentioning that London spends £67.60 per head on public transport while the rest of the country has to make do on £6.66 per head!

At the same time, many proponents of franchising claim that it would be cheaper, while ignoring that capital costs would still have to be paid for, hidden in leasing costs, and assuming that somehow the cost of OAP concessions...

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