[Wylug-discuss] Wylug-discuss Digest, Vol 131, Issue 4

[Dave Fisher]

On 7 June 2016 at 14:34, Smylers via Wylug-discuss
<wylug-discuss at wylug.org.uk> wrote:
> Andrew Glass via Wylug-discuss writes:
>
>> Seems easy enough to me?
>>
>> Theres a bus every 30 mins in each direction from outside the pub?
>
> Yep, but unless you live in the city centre, you probably have to get a
> different bus/train into the centre first before getting the 36 out
> again. And unless you're supremely lucky in how they match up, that
> could be something like 10 min to walk across the city centre and then
> 20 min to wait for the next 36, so adding an hour to hour journey, each
> way.
>
> And the 36 is run by Transdev, who don't operate many other routes in
> Leeds, so you're likely to end up travelling by different transport
> companies and shelling out for two incompatible tickets.
>
> Whereas most places have convenient transport into the city centre.

Exactly.

Even by Leeds suburban public transport standards the Darcy is beyond the pale.

Major radial bus routes typically have 10 minute intervals, at worst
(late evenings and Sundays).

North Leeds has that up to Moortown Corner, and no further. Hence the long walk.

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