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May 2023
North Yorkshire Council to review bus services support, says transport chief
North Yorkshire’s transport boss has said the council intends to carry out a review of how it supports bus services amid concerns over passenger numbers.
Cllr Keane Duncan, executive councillor for transport at North Yorkshire Council, said grants from government and a cap on £2 fares will help some routes to continue into next year.
However, he added that the authority would review how it can support bus companies in future.
In a statement due before this week’s full council, Cllr Duncan said:
The move comes as the 24 service from Pateley Bridge to Harrogate was recently saved until April next year.
Transdev, which operates the service, had initially planned to withdraw most services on the route.
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However, talks between the council and operator secured the service for another year.
The move coincided with an extension to the government’s £2 cap on single fares until June and extra funding for routes at risk of being reduced.
At the time, Cllr Duncan warned that government cash “cannot continue in perpetuity”.
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