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Post by SCH117X on Aug 3, 2016 18:36:43 GMT 1
Stephensons from 15 Aug are to charge £2 adult £1 child add on for anyone with a Transdev return ticket to Malton
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Post by stevieinselby on Aug 3, 2016 21:42:24 GMT 1
Stephensons from 15 Aug are to charge £2 adult £1 child add on for anyone with a Transdev return ticket to Malton It's a good idea to try to encourage more people to use the bus to get to Castle Howard, but I can't help thinking it's an odd way to go about it. Yes, it works great for passengers coming from the coast, but it's no use at all for passengers coming from Leeds, who will want to change at York because it's (a) quicker, (b) has more choice, and (c) cheaper. A return ticket from Leeds to Malton is £6.50 more than a return from Leeds to York. Using CityZap and changing to the 181 at Stonebow, you can usually do the journey in about 2 hours, whereas using the 840/843 and changing to the 181 at Malton takes about 45 minutes longer. Maybe a £5 add-on for passengers coming from Leeds to York by Coastliner/CityZap? I wonder if Stephensons are getting a cut of the Transdev fare ... if not, why limit it to Transdev and not do it for people arriving in Malton by train as well? Yes, a good idea, but possibly not being implemented in the best way it could have been. |
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Post by www.buseireann.ie on Aug 3, 2016 22:12:39 GMT 1
Might not be too bad an idea on price for a family or group of less than 5 as unless I have been conned, it works out £2 cheaper per adult than going via York. For 2 adults, that's £4 saved for the person unlucky enough to be having to pay, enough for one drink at Castle Howard! Still shocked at £10 return from York to CH on the 181.
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Post by SCH117X on Aug 3, 2016 23:13:17 GMT 1
Maybe a £5 add-on for passengers coming from Leeds to York by Coastliner/CityZap? I wonder if Stephensons are getting a cut of the Transdev fare ... if not, why limit it to Transdev and not do it for people arriving in Malton by train as well? Yes, a good idea, but possibly not being implemented in the best way it could have been. Alex Hornsby has tweeted Another partnership starts later this month, this time with @stephensonbus Cheaper travel to @castlehowardest for @yorkbus #Coastliner users |
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