Wednesday 7 December 2011

The Dark Ages

And so it continues! Two years on and now not so blinded by the anger and frustration that the bus industry can cause, I return to the blog.
I shall refer to this time as the Dark Ages!
I think, although I cannot quite remember, that it all started with what I can only describe as a confrontation with South Gloucestershire Council over route 620. Needless to say, the end result was that we withdrew from the service and have not undertaken work for this particular authority since!
This was followed by uncertainty over the future of supported bus services and an expensive visit to a Public Enquiry and I am sure there was something else...Oh yes, I got married!
What has improved my mood recently, improved enough to even think about returning to the blog, is that we appear to have crossed a major hurdle caused directly by the Government spending cuts. The entire Gloucestershire supported bus service network was reviewed and subsequently re-tendered. We made our bids and were more successful than I could have hoped!