"that on average they only carry between one and eight passengers"

How does that makes sense. Surely the average should be a single integer?

The thing is with dozy nimbys is they only think of themselves. They dont care if the bus company is not making enough money, as long as they are happy thats all that matters

"a bus service that was relied heavily on by the working people of the town and villages along the way."

Well, no it wasn't...

The simple economics are that if no one uses a service, it's not viable to continue offering that service. No one used this, so it's going.

Accept it, move on.

hmm wrote:
\"that on average they only carry between one and eight passengers\"

How does that makes sense. Surely the average should be a single integer?

Integer? You mean like 2.4 children? Oh wait, that's not an integer, is it? Come to think of it, they only mentioned average, no mention was actually made of it being the mean average.

Silly pedant, get a clue before trying to be clever

Buses are for large numbers of people on just the odd one. There still as a bus but its a little slower. This service has had all the publicity and people been told to use it or loose it and they have not used it so will loose it

Iain wrote:
"a bus service that was relied heavily on by the working people of the town and villages along the way." Well, no it wasn't... The simple economics are that if no one uses a service, it's not viable to continue offering that service. No one used this, so it's going. Accept it, move on.

I guess you don't need this bus to get to work then. Nor will you be having to give up your job because you have no other means of transport. Must be nice living in and around Southampton where there are lots of buses. Not everyone in Romsey can afford a car or can actually drive so the bus was a life line as well as means of getting to work. No one disagrees that Stagecoach are a commercial venture, but HCC had a responsibility to its residents but sadly they put their commercial relationship with Stagecoach before the people it stings for Council Tax every month.

Lou wrote:

Iain wrote:
"a bus service that was relied heavily on by the working people of the town and villages along the way." Well, no it wasn't... The simple economics are that if no one uses a service, it's not viable to continue offering that service. No one used this, so it's going. Accept it, move on.

I guess you don't need this bus to get to work then. Nor will you be having to give up your job because you have no other means of transport. Must be nice living in and around Southampton where there are lots of buses. Not everyone in Romsey can afford a car or can actually drive so the bus was a life line as well as means of getting to work. No one disagrees that Stagecoach are a commercial venture, but HCC had a responsibility to its residents but sadly they put their commercial relationship with Stagecoach before the people it stings for Council Tax every month.

WEll your a fool for taking the job if you only have one means to get there.

paul b wrote:

Lou wrote:

Iain wrote:
"a bus service that was relied heavily on by the working people of the town and villages along the way." Well, no it wasn't... The simple economics are that if no one uses a service, it's not viable to continue offering that service. No one used this, so it's going. Accept it, move on.

I guess you don't need this bus to get to work then. Nor will you be having to give up your job because you have no other means of transport. Must be nice living in and around Southampton where there are lots of buses. Not everyone in Romsey can afford a car or can actually drive so the bus was a life line as well as means of getting to work. No one disagrees that Stagecoach are a commercial venture, but HCC had a responsibility to its residents but sadly they put their commercial relationship with Stagecoach before the people it stings for Council Tax every month.

WEll your a fool for taking the job if you only have one means to get there.

For once we're in agreement, Paul. It's been common knowledge for years that buses - particularly those servicing rural areas - are notoriously unreliable. Being dependent upon them to this extent is asking for trouble. And, yes, it is nice to live in Southampton where there are lots of buses and people can get to work easily. See what I did there? Moved to a place where getting to work would be nice and easy. It's not that difficult