Buses World News
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Price rises * UK - On the buses
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen called the price rises an ‘insult’ and believes that ‘profits are being put before people’Rochdale,UK–The Rochdale Observer -14 Oct 2008: -- A bus company has been accused of ‘insulting’ the people of Rochdale after putting up its prices by nearly 10 per cent... First Bus has raised its fares, meaning that it’s now just over 50 per cent more expensive to travel by bus rather than train from Rochdale to Manchester... A single journey from Rochdale to Manchester by bus is £4.50 whereas the equivalent off-peak train journey is £2.90... A spokesman for First Bus was unavailable for comment...Labels: tickets prices
TICKET PRICES * Australia - Sydney buses price hike
Reports * Australia - Melbourne’s public transport country's most expensive
Melbourne,VIC,AUST -Australasian Bus and Coach -29 May 2007: -- With fares due to rise on Monday by up to $5.20 on some monthly tickets, the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has compared Melbourne's fares with those of Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney and Canberra - and found the city's fares are higher than other cities in all but a few cases... The PTUA believes that with overcrowded trains, slow trams and infrequent buses, fares should be coming down, not going up. For short trips, only Adelaide is more expensive. For longer trips, Melbourne is easily the most expensive, with a daily ticket costing almost $2 more than a similar ticket in Sydney...Labels: tickets prices
