{"id":31005,"date":"2019-01-29T15:45:37","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T15:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=31005"},"modified":"2019-01-29T15:45:37","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T15:45:37","slug":"this-is-why-cardiff-bus-are-cutting-12-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/01\/29\/this-is-why-cardiff-bus-are-cutting-12-services\/","title":{"rendered":"This is why Cardiff Bus are cutting 12 services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AN INSIDER has revealed the real reason 12 loss making bus routes across the city are being cut.<br \/>\nThe Cardiff Council source blamed\u00a0the competitive nature of bus companies, which forces popular routes to become &#8220;over serviced&#8221;.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31085 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/capital-links-e1548767192372-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/capital-links-e1548767192372-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/capital-links-e1548767192372-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/capital-links-e1548767192372-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/capital-links-e1548767192372-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/capital-links-e1548767192372.jpg 911w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31085 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/capital-links-e1548767192372-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/capital-links-e1548767192372-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/capital-links-e1548767192372-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/capital-links-e1548767192372-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/capital-links-e1548767192372-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/capital-links-e1548767192372.jpg 911w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript>According to documents seen by The Cardiffian, struggling Cardiff Bus plans to cut service numbers 15, 51\/53, 64\/65, 66, 86 X91, in addition to four night buses, 18, 27, 44 and 57.<br \/>\nThe services all operate at a loss.<br \/>\nPreviously, Cardiff Bus were able to run services that have a low passenger rate by subsidising them with profit from more popular bus routes, such as Ely to City Centre, St Mellons to City Centre and Thornhill to City Centre.<br \/>\nAs these routes have higher passenger numbers, they are more desirable from a business point of view, encouraging other bus companies including NAT Group to run services in these areas.<br \/>\nThe more competitors there are along the same bus route, the less profitable they become.<br \/>\nThe decision on where a bus is run is made almost solely down to demand and its ability to turn profit. Some additional funding is set aside to subsidise non-profit bus routes that serve the community. However, the budget for this is limited.<br \/>\nSeveral of the bus routes included in the cuts currently serve people living in Cardiff suburbs where there is a high population of elderly people.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31088 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/newlands-court-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/newlands-court-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/newlands-court-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/newlands-court-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/newlands-court-500x375.jpg 500w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/newlands-court-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/newlands-court-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/newlands-court.jpg 1173w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\nThe number 86 route is the only bus service along Station Road in Llanishen where there are multiple retirement flats and nursing homes.<br \/>\nMorag Redman, a 79-year-old resident of Newlands Court, a sheltered accommodation complex, is worried she and other residents in the area will be isolated due to the loss of the route.<br \/>\n<span class=\"TextRun SCXW140388503\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140388503\">&#8220;There are so many flats along this road that have been built for older people and now they will be cut off,&#8221; she said.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\nShe is worried that the cutting of the bus service will make simple tasks like going to the shops even more stressful.<br \/>\n&#8220;<span class=\"TextRun SCXW105344358\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW105344358\">A taxi to Sainsbury&#8217;s costs about \u00a315, pensioners\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW105344358\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"ContextualSpellingAndGrammarError SCXW105344358\">cannot<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW105344358\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW105344358\">\u00a0afford to pay that every week,&#8221; she said.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"TextRun SCXW223182231\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW223182231\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31096 alignleft\" 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class=\"size-medium wp-image-31096 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/elderly-people-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/elderly-people-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/elderly-people-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/elderly-people-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/elderly-people-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/elderly-people-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/elderly-people.jpg 1173w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript>Older People\u2019s Commissioner for Wales,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW223182231\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW223182231\">Hel\u00e9na<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW223182231\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW223182231\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW223182231\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW223182231\">Herklots<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW223182231\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW223182231\">\u00a0CBE, said\u00a0<span class=\"TextRun SCXW27714105\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW27714105\">\u00a0\u201cCuts to bus services can have a detrimental impact on older people in a number of ways, such as contributing to loneliness and isolation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"TextRun SCXW223182231\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW223182231\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW27714105\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW27714105\">&#8220;Whilst I understand the financial pressures facing those who provide services that older people often rely upon, it is essential that the impact of these kinds of decisions is properly assessed to ensure that older people are not disproportionately affected.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\nWhilst there are opportunities for councils to subsidise non-profit bus services that have an essential community need, current cuts and budgets make it hard to do so.<br \/>\nSalvation may be at hand as the Welsh Government launched a consultation paper in December 2018, looking to reform the Thatcher-era law that privatised the bus industry and removed local government control.<br \/>\nThe Transport Act 1985 was intended to increase competitiveness among bus companies.<br \/>\nThe Welsh Government want to establish a Joint Transport Authority that will see Government work with local authorities and bus companies in order to enforce national standards, an oversight for planning and support, and holding quality standards under review.<br \/>\nThis could give local authorities more control over what routes are to be serviced by buses.<br \/>\nCardiff Bus are unable to comment at this time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AN INSIDER has revealed the real reason 12 loss making bus routes across the city are being cut. 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