Maldon District Questionnaire for Essex County Council Local Bus Network Review Consultation November 2016
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Maldon District Questionnaire for Essex County Council Local Bus Network Review Consultation November 2016 Background In 2015 Essex County Council (ECC) began a thorough review of its financial support for those local bus services that it pays for across the County. This consultation is part of the second round of the review and looks at 8 services in the Maldon Area where the current contracts end in 2017. Most bus services in Essex are run by commercial bus operators. The County Council’s role is to decide, where the commercial operators do not provide a service, whether one is needed and if it feels one is, then to provide it. To help make this decision ECC looks at a many factors including what alternatives are available, how many people use them and whether they offer value for money. The Council will not normally continue to support a service where it pays the operator £5.00 or more after all revenue (from fares of all types including the concessionary bus pass scheme) has been taken into account. This is the Cost Per Passenger Journey (CPPJ). A number of the services in this review were last tendered in 2009/10 and the price agreed then is therefore relatively low compared to prices today. In addition ECC has frozen its fares since 2009, freezing revenue. As a result a number of bus services in this review are currently close to or exceeding the £5.00 CPPJ upper support limit and are very likely to exceed it after tender. Given this position, the County Council is looking at a range of options for these services trying to reduce the cost of providing the services, while maintaining key transport links. This could mean reduced frequencies or reduced hours or days of operation or changes to routes. ECC also needs to manage the network in the light of changes to the commercial bus network, travel demand and changing corporate priorities over time. This document sets out details of the proposed timetable changes to the Maldon Network of bus services. We will collate the responses from the survey and summarise them as part of our report. We will not identify individual people and your name will not be mentioned in any reports that we write for this purpose. You do not have to take part if you do not want to - this is a voluntary activity. Please complete and return this survey and return to Freepost RTKH-XUBZ-CJZS, Essex County Council, Bus Review (Passenger Transport E1), County Hall, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1QH. If you require assistance with this survey or require it in an alternative format, such as large print or audio, please call 03457 430430 or email us at [email protected] to arrange this. Please complete and return the survey by 03 January 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Local Bus Network Review Consultation November 2016 Shown below are the proposed changes to each service and the reasons for the proposed change. Affected services are shown below: Service Origin Destination Days of Operatio n 31A Chelmsford Maldon Monday to Friday 91 Tollesbury Witham Monday to Saturday 92 Tollesbury Colchester Monday to Friday 95/95A Tollesbury Maldon Monday to Saturday D1/D2 Southminster / Maldon Monday to Saturday Bradwell-on-Sea D4 Bradwell-on-Sea Burnham-on-Crouch Monday to Friday D6 Southminster Althorne Monday to Friday DaRT 5 Stow Maries, Althorne Burnham-on-Crouch, Monday to Saturday and North Fambridge South Woodham Ferrers How to complete this survey We have listed the timetables and the proposals at the start of the survey (Section 1). Please complete the Questionnaires in Section 2 and 3 and return to the Freepost address shown on Page 1 (the pages are perforated to make it easy to tear off). Your comments may relate to one service only or to several, if you are commenting on several services and your comments differ for each please show which comments relate to each service. [Type text] Local Bus Network Review Consultation November 2016 Service 31A Chelmsford to Maldon ECC contracted services: The Monday to Friday service. Proposal: This service will be withdrawn. Reason for change: This service is currently exceeding our maximum funding level per passenger journey. Insert current timetable CHELMSFORD - SANDON - DANBURY - LITTLE BADDOW - WOODHAM WALTER 31A Mondays to Fridays Chelmsford, Bus Station - 1240 1600 1715 Chelmsford, Rail Station - 1241 1601 1716 Great Baddow, Blue Lion - 1252 1612 1727 Sandon, The Crown - 1257 1617 1732 Danbury Common - 1305 1625 1740 Danbury, Eves Corner 0914 1307 1627 1742 Little Baddow, Spring Close 0922 1315 1635 1750 Woodham Walter, Spring Elms - - - 1758 Woodham Walter, Bell - - - 1801 Woodham Walter, Council Houses - - - 1804 Beeleigh, Brook Farm Corner - - - 1809 Maldon, All Saints Church - - - 1814 WOODHAM WALTER - LITTLE BADDOW - DANBURY - SANDON - CHELMSFORD 31A Mondays to Fridays Woodham Walter, Council Houses 0725 - - - Woodham Walter, Bell 0728 - - - Woodham Walter, Spring Elms 0731 - - - Little Baddow, Spring Close 0738 0925 1318 1638 Danbury, Eves Corner 0746 0933 1326 1646 Danbury Common 0748 0935 1328 - Sandon, The Crown 0756 0943 1336 - Great Baddow, Blue Lion 0801 0948 1341 - Chelmsford Rail Station 0812 0959 1352 - Chelmsford, Bus Station 0813 1000 1353 - [Type text] Local Bus Network Review Consultation November 2016 Service 91 Tollesbury to Witham ECC contracted services: The whole Monday to Saturday service. Proposal: There is a revision of the timetable (see proposed timetable below). Reason for change: The proposed timetable is designed to reduce the cost to the tax payer. Insert current timetable TOLLESBURY - TIPTREE - KELVEDON - WITHAM 91 Mondays to Fridays Tollesbury, The Square - 0710 - 0905 1035 1255 1455 1705 1825 Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Red Lion - 0715 - 0910 1040 1300 1500 1710 1828 Tolleshunt Knights, Top Road (N-bound) - 0719 - 0914 1044 1304 1504 1714 1830 Tolleshunt Knights, opp Brook Road - 0722 - 0917 1047 1307 1507 1717 1831 Tiptree, adj Station Road - 0724 0820 0919 1049 1309 1509 1719 1834 Tiptree, The Centre 0641 0726 0821 0921 1051 1311 1511 1721 1835 Tiptree, opp Windmill Green 0642 0727 0823 0922 1052 1312 1512 1722 1837 Inworth, Prince of Wales 0647 0732 0824 0927 1057 1317 1517 1727 1839 Feering, Gore Pit Corner 0650 0735 0826 0930 1100 1320 1520 1730 1841 Kelvedon, Railway Tavern 0653 0738 0827 0933 1103 1323 1523 1733 1843 Rivenhall End, The Fox - - 0831 - - - - - 1847 Witham, Town Centre, opp The George 0702 0747 0835 0942 1112 1332 1532 1742 1851 Witham, Rail Station 0705 0750 0837 0945 1115 1335 1535 1745 1853 Witham, Morrisons Store - - 0838 0948 1118 1338 1538 1748 - TOLLESBURY - TIPTREE - KELVEDON - WITHAM 91 Saturdays Tollesbury, The Square 0737 0907 1107 1337 1552 - Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Red Lion 0740 0910 1110 1340 1555 - Tolleshunt Knights, Top Road(N-bound) 0742 0912 1112 1342 1557 - Tolleshunt Knights, opp Brook Road 0743 0913 1113 1343 1558 - Tiptree, adj Station Road 0746 0916 1116 1346 1601 1700 Tiptree, The Centre 0747 0917 1117 1347 1602 1701 Tiptree, opp Windmill Green 0749 0919 1119 1349 1604 1703 Inworth, Prince of Wales 0751 0921 1121 1351 1606 1705 Feering, Gore Pit Corner 0753 0923 1123 1353 1608 1707 Kelvedon, Railway Tavern 0755 0925 1125 1355 1610 1709 Rivenhall End, The Fox 0759 0929 1129 1359 1614 1713 Witham, Town Centre, opp The George 0803 0933 1133 1403 1618 1717 Witham, Rail Station 0805 0935 1135 1405 1620 1719 Witham, Morrisons Store 0806 0936 1136 1406 1621 1720 [Type text] Local Bus Network Review Consultation November 2016 WITHAM - KELVEDON - TIPTREE - TOLLESBURY 91 Mondays to Fridays Witham, Morrisons Store - - 0950 1120 1340 1540 1750 - Witham, Rail Station 0705 0752 0952 1122 1342 1542 1752 1905 Witham, Town Centre, opp The George 0708 0755 0955 1125 1345 1545 1755 1908 Rivenhall End, The Fox - - - - - - - 1911 Kelvedon, Railway Tavern 0717 0804 1004 1134 1354 1554 1804 1915 Feering, Gore Pit Corner 0720 0807 1007 1137 1357 1557 1807 1917 Inworth, Prince of Wales 0723 0810 1010 1140 1400 1600 1810 1920 Tiptree, opp Windmill Green 0726 0813 1013 1143 1403 1603 1813 1922 Tiptree, The Centre 0728 0815 1015 1145 1405 1605 1815 1924 Tiptree, adj Station Road 0728 0815 1015 1145 1405 1605 1815 1925 Tolleshunt Knights, opp Brook Road 0731 0818 1018 1148 1408 1608 1818 1927 Tolleshunt Knights, Top Road(N-bound) 0735 0822 1022 1152 1412 1612 1822 1929 Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Red Lion 0739 0826 1026 1156 1416 1616 1826 1933 Tollesbury, The Square 0744 0831 1031 1201 1421 1621 1831 1938 WITHAM - KELVEDON - TIPTREE - TOLLESBURY 91 Saturdays Witham, Morrisons Store 0950 1200 1330 1430 1633 1733 Witham, Rail Station 0952 1202 1332 1432 1635 1735 Witham, Town Centre, opp The George 0955 1205 1335 1435 1638 1738 Rivenhall End, The Fox 0958 1208 1338 1438 1641 1741 Kelvedon, Railway Tavern 1002 1212 1342 1442 1645 1745 Feering, Gore Pit Corner 1004 1214 1344 1444 1647 1747 Inworth, Prince of Wales 1007 1217 1347 1447 1650 1750 Tiptree, opp Windmill Green 1009 1219 1349 1449 1651 1752 Tiptree, opp the New Times - - - - 1654 - Tiptree, The Centre 1009 1219 1349 1449 1656 1752 Tiptree, opp Station Road 1010 1220 1350 1450 1656 1753 Tolleshunt Knights, adj Brook Road 1012 1222 1352 1452 - 1755 Tolleshunt Knights, Top Road(N-bound) 1014 1224 1354 1454 - 1757 Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Red Lion 1018 1228 1358 1458 - 1801 Tollesbury, The Square 1023 1233 1403 1503 - 1806 [Type text] Local Bus Network Review Consultation November 2016 Insert proposed timetable TOLLESBURY - TIPTREE - KELVEDON - WITHAM 91 Mondays to Fridays Tollesbury,