Minibuses for rural routes are in production

Rachel Reeves visits Mellor Bus on 4 June to announce a multi-billion-pound boost for city transport in the north and the Midlands. Photograph: Peter Byrne/Reuters

It was interesting to read the letter (13 June) from Mike Parker regarding rural buses, making the argument that minibuses suitable for rural routes should be manufactured. And that such a business would be ideal for an entrepreneur.

Ironically, it was only a few days before that letter, on 4 June, that Rachel Reeves made her transport funding announcement of £15.6bn from the premises of Mellor Bus in Rochdale, which, along with its sister company, Treka Bus in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, make a range of buses, including 16-seater ones suitable for rural routes.