Local Democracy Reporter covering Shropshire.
A new on-demand bus service launching at the end of the month marks the start of a public transport overhaul for Shropshire, the team behind the project has said.The service is set to begin operating in two ‘zones’ on the fringes of Shrewsbury, including areas which are not on any current bus routes, with buses only sent out when passengers have booked.
While it doesn’t want to step on the toes of commercial operators, the council says the new buses will be used to cover areas not currently served by public transport and replace timetabled routes the council already has to fully fund as they are not profitable.
The other trial zone is more rural, taking in the Longden and Pulverbatch areas all the way up to Lyth Hill Road in Bayston Hill. Mr Willocks said: “This is very much about delivering a blue chip service to this area. We want to transform public transport because we want to make it accessible to people and bring new people to it, so it’s there for future generations.”
Mr Davies said: “It’s important each zone has its own identity as it moves forward. The principles will be the same but the stop options will change and what we offer has got to be unique to each individual community.” “I think it’s fantastic we are going to be running a zero-emission electric bus and some low-emission diesels, and a zero-emission eight-seater to complement that as well.
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