tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959568514332521602.post1102335387522041887..comments2023-08-09T11:15:54.621+01:00Comments on BRITISH BUS BUGLE: Council check: Blackpool CouncilSotonBushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300971557135804834noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959568514332521602.post-79994008955253947602014-01-20T08:25:12.260+00:002014-01-20T08:25:12.260+00:00unfortunately it is typical of the very poor infor...unfortunately it is typical of the very poor information available on public transport all over the UK, If you have to change buses and its two different t companies it gets far worse. If it is a flat fare bus with no change given you do not know nor do you know what the fare is, Are you supposed to walk around with several pounds of small change? It is the normal lake of any kind of customer service from the companies. It is little wonder people choose to go by car, It is far easierrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959568514332521602.post-17563209632222811322014-01-19T21:35:59.430+00:002014-01-19T21:35:59.430+00:00Obviously there is no one at Blackpool Council int...Obviously there is no one at Blackpool Council interested in public transport or if there is they are thin on the ground. What an advert for a famous holiday resort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959568514332521602.post-33017880987561652802014-01-19T21:09:33.951+00:002014-01-19T21:09:33.951+00:00Blackpool council doesn't provide any informat...Blackpool council doesn't provide any information for other operators services in its bus stop displays. It does contribute data to Traveline but its database describes "Blackpool" as "Town Centre" so, for example, a bus leaving Lancaster on service 42 to Blackpool (25 miles away) shows up on Nextbus as. destination "Town Centre, Abingdon Road" with no mention of Blackpool at all Only the usual lethargy of bus operators when it comes to helping passengers find out about their services let's them get away with this.<br />Jim DaviesJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14502754753792780008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959568514332521602.post-70309140212446837322014-01-19T10:26:09.581+00:002014-01-19T10:26:09.581+00:00Well for what is suppose to be a major british tou...Well for what is suppose to be a major british tourist destination, it can't get any worse than this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959568514332521602.post-18232865022666359142014-01-19T09:54:28.127+00:002014-01-19T09:54:28.127+00:00In my experience on the trams (the old ones, mind ...In my experience on the trams (the old ones, mind you, so a couple of years ago)... The service is poor and the staff have a bad attitude..... Huge gaps in service, and half empty trams would quite happily sail past long queues of passengers waiting, because there was only ONE conductor on the tram, and you need umpteen conductors to open the upper deck too! Then, when the system shut down for the great conversion, a 10 minute tram service was replaced by... Well nothing! .... A 20minute bus service which ran before anyway!! Single deckers only...? .... Well of course, so again huge caps, exasperated staff and massive overcrowding were the result.... Blackpool transport haven't a scooby doo.... And guess who it's all run/owned by..... Yep, that'll be Blackpool council.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com