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Privatising the City Buses

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    #32
    deisemum
    Registered Users Posts: 5,588 ✭✭✭deisemum


    Any time I used Kenneally's bus it wasn't peak time and traffic wasn't a problem. It's so unreliable that I can see why people use their cars.


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    #33
    danjo-xx
    Registered Users Posts: 5,393 ✭✭✭danjo-xx


    For anyone that knows anyone that maybe concerned about their free travel pass not being accepted on any new service I thought I'd post a reply I got from the NTA on this.

    We refer to your email to the National Transport Authority on 24 July 2015 regarding bus services in Waterford City.
    Routes in this area are not being privatised; the Authority will be tendering for the operation of the routes. The Authority will maintain full control over service delivery and standards across all routes, including the use of free travel passes – in exactly the same manner as now applies to Bus Éireann services in Waterford City.

    BTW is Kenneallys a 'tendered' service or is it 'really' a private service and not subject to NTA rules.

    everything is so complicated these days:D


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    #34
    wmpdd3
    Registered Users Posts: 9,624 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    AFAIK Keneallys is a private service, they 'bought' the Ferrybank / BallyGunner route decades ago.


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    #35
    Gael23
    Registered Users Posts: 12,110 ✭✭✭✭Gael23


    It should definitely be used in the case against privatising any other routes. I'm using it 19 years now and it's gotten progressively worse. Yes the traffic may be partly to blame but they need to adapt to that, ie change the route by cutting across the park and down Catherine street and maybe even put an extra bus on the route.
    In all that time I have only ever had issue with one driver and I haven't seen him for some time now so he may have retired because as they said there are new drivers.


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    #36
    obezyana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭obezyana


    Gael23 wrote: »
    It should definitely be used in the case against privatising any other routes. I'm using it 19 years now and it's gotten progressively worse. Yes the traffic may be partly to blame but they need to adapt to that, ie change the route by cutting across the park and down Catherine street and maybe even put an extra bus on the route.
    In all that time I have only ever had issue with one driver and I haven't seen him for some time now so he may have retired because as they said there are new drivers.

    Absolutely.

    This would help alright.

    Was that the bearded guy?


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    #37
    Gael23
    Registered Users Posts: 12,110 ✭✭✭✭Gael23


    [QUOTE=
    Was that the bearded guy?[/QUOTE]
    Yes, older guy.
    Theres plenty of capacity on the route so I think an altered route may work better.


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