Bus meeting in Haddington

There will be a meeting of RELBUS on Tuesday 19th November at 7pm in the Buffet Lounge at Haddington Town House.

Matters to be raised at the ELC Bus Forum on 26th November will be discussed and there will be updates on the Passenger Charter and proposed Community Rail Partnership as well as the usual item on current bus issues and last but not least a look forward at the future priorities for RELBUS.

Meetings are open to the public/non-members.

November 19th 2013, 7pm in the Town House, Haddington.

AGENDA

1. Apologies

2. Minutes of the last meeting (August 20th)

3. Matters arising

4. Passenger Charter update

5. Community Rail Partnership update

6. Proposed bus link Haddington to Wallyford station – update

7. Bus stopping arrangements at Prestonpans station

8. Matters for the ELC Bus Forum, 26th November

9. Future priorities for RELBUS

10. Current bus issues

11. Any other business

12. Date of next meeting

 

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East Lothian Bus Forum 26th November 2013 in John Muir House

We’ve not yet got the draft agenda for the upcoming East Lothian Bus Forum, but are expecting a good discussion on the draft Passenger Charter that the joint short life working group have been working on, with service updates and changes from the operators and progress reports on capital bids to the Bus Investment Fund. Gavin Booth from Bus Users Scotland is expected to say how the new body, based in Edinburgh, is bedding in.

The 3rd meeting will be on 26th November 2013 in John Muir House, Haddington

RELBUS gives support to Bus Bill

RELBUS, a group campaigning for better bus services in rural East Lothian, has made a submission supporting in principle the provisions of MSP Iain Gray’s proposed parliamentary Bill on bus regulation.  Consultation on the Bill ended on 11th October.  It proposes to provide local authorities with greater powers to set service levels for local bus services, including a power to group profitable routes with non-profitable ones before they are put out to tender with operators. The premise of Iain Gray’s proposal is that current arrangements for the provision of bus services are letting down some communities and that the unregulated market has failed to protect those who depend on local services.  RELBUS agrees having witnessed last year the wholesale withdrawal of commercial and supported services by First in East Lothian and Midlothian. It does not see the status quo bringing forward the kind of change in provision that it considers necessary based upon what local people are saying.

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