Riding the bus

The postbus is thought to be waning in popularity but figures for the financial year 1996/1997 show that 757 ordinary passengers and 576 concessionary passengers used the postbuses on Arran. This brought in a revenue of £1,281.10.

Now Royal Mail has approached SPT for financial help and this request has been returned to North Ayrshire. In the past Strathclyde refused to help the postbus service on the basis that it was little used. Now in light of these figures, SPT and North Ayrshire are reconsidering this and it could be that, if financial support is not given, some services may be withdrawn.