Supplementary memorandum submitted by
Merseytravel
During Councillor Mark Dowd's recent appearance
before the Committee as part of the inquiry on "Bus Services
Across the UK", he was asked to provide additional details
on accessibility on the bus network on Merseyside.
Unfortunately, the bus operators do not make
this information widely available so we have made the calculations
ourselves for the benefit of the Committee.
There is a total fleet of 1,611 buses operating
on Merseyside. Of those 1,611:
— 46.3% have no accessibility provision.
— Only 44.3% are fully accessible.
— 8.4% have some facilities (ie low
floor/kneeling bus/buggy space).
— 1% have limited provision (ie just
low floor).
The two "big" operators on Merseyside
are Arriva and Stagecoach. A breakdown of their figures demonstrates
a similar picture:
| Arriva | Stagecoach
|
| No provision | 53% | 31%
|
| Full accessibility | 42% |
37% |
| Some (low floor/kneel and buggy) | 5%
| 28% |
| Low floor only | 0% | 4%
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11 July 2006
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