Quote from: Flin5tone on August 08, 2022, 01:48:58 PMWe need a speedy shuttle service from the Lichfield road area(plenty of space around ) that can use the bus lanes and carry people back to the city centre in 5 minutes ,a fair price would be £4 return. Four fucking quid? - you serious??!!!
We need a speedy shuttle service from the Lichfield road area(plenty of space around ) that can use the bus lanes and carry people back to the city centre in 5 minutes ,a fair price would be £4 return.
I may be wrong but I would guess that a large proportion of the Games crowd are coming from and going back to one place, namely the city centre. You don't get that concentration at a match - the crowd spreads out all over the place.
The return journey's start immediately after the final whistle…..
It wouldn't just be one journey each way, you have a number of vehicles doing the journey a number of times depending on demand, that's how it works at other large entertainment or sporting events. For it would start at a given time, perhaps 1pm from town with the last bus departing at 2.15/2.30.The return journey's start immediately after the final whistle and continue until there is no one left to pick up. How many vehicles this needs depends on demand but we have a fairly static attendance so you have a rough idea.This wouldn't replace the trains or taxi's but give an alternative and take the pressure off the existing options somewhat. It's true, not everyone goes back into Town but I think enough people do to warrant at the very least, a trial run.
Are there enough spare buses these days to have them hanging around for a few hours on Saturday afternoon?