A new bus route which was introduced just last year, is set to be scrapped in April along with several other routes. The announcement of the discontinuation of the 47 service was made by First Bus last week and has already been met with criticism from bus campaigners and impacted residents from St Pauls to Eastville who will now be left without an alternative service.
Last week, Bristol launched our Better Buses for Bristol campaign to call for better bus services in and around Bristol to address what many people say is a state of chaos, with another 42 routes set to be scrapped in April.
The 47 bus was introduced as a replacement service for the scrapped number 5, campaigners were told after setting up a petition to save the bus. At the time, campaigners felt that the 47 was not a viable alternative to the loss of the number 5, and with the new service being hourly and extended to Yate, they had warned that it would be subject to delays.
