North Yorkshire Faces Bus Crisis

Sunday, 27 November 2022 07:00

By Matthew Pells

Bus operators in North Yorkshire are warning that as many as 79 routes could disappear as they are no longer commercially viable.

79 bus routes across North Yorkshire could disappear as commercial operators say they are becoming unviable.

Bus usage hasn't yet returned to pre-pandemic levels.

The county council's executive member for Transport - Councillor Keane Duncan - says there is only so much the council can do and the public have a role to play.

Passenger numbers were decimated during the pandemic and have not returned to previous levels.

The county council's executive member for Transport - Councillor Keane Duncan - says more government help may be needed if the routes are to survive.

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