tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post6399564286730054336..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: On the busesJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-7581283105453522092011-04-12T12:18:08.933+01:002011-04-12T12:18:08.933+01:00John
since the invention of the wheel we have been...John<br />since the invention of the wheel we have been obsessed with the speed of personnal transportation and have conveniently chosen to neglect the costs involved.<br />Anon does not say how many travelled on his bus or where it went but if you use the Tenby to Carmarthen bus on a Wednesday it is invariably full and people are known to drive to pickup points further away from Carmarthen to be sure that they can use the facilty as the bus will not take standing passengers<br />The train offers a better service but is not used as the fare structure is regarded as complex and too expensive <br />Bus fares seem to equate with the fuel costs of a jouney on the assumption that you travel alone<br />If you work on the basis of seven miles to the litre at £1.40 per litre you will not be far out<br />But dont forget your car is designed for motorway use and as the Daily Mail tells us you can escape all fines and penalty points along as you keep under 86 miles per hour which makes rail and free bus travel seem rather out datedBoncathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-78830724026057880592011-04-08T16:38:26.409+01:002011-04-08T16:38:26.409+01:00In west Carmarthenshire I know one bus that runs o...In west Carmarthenshire I know one bus that runs once a week is subsidised to the value of £185 a journey, to Carmarthen and back. Punters still pay nearly a fiver.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com