The real-life impact of heavy cuts to Bristol’s bus services has been laid bare after a range of passengers shared their experiences. Months of cuts to services, with more to come this spring, have left bus passengers worried, stranded, and regularly late for work.
It comes as Bristol Live launches its Better Buses for Bristol campaign. These passengers include a student worrying about getting to his A-level exams later this year, an NHS clinician forced to cancel patient appointments because of late buses, and a young mother stranded in the freezing cold with her toddler.
Not all the passengers spoken to for this article agreed Bristol’s bus services were “terrible”, with one person saying the services here had actually improved recently. First Bus, the city’s largest operator, said its services were improving and many more buses will be running from this April.
