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Published:
December
10,
2009
Bus
timetable changes attacked by Burnham-On-Sea councillor
 Travelling
by bus between Burnham-On-Sea and other towns in the district
is set to become more difficult due to changes to timetable booklets
in the new year.
That's
the view of Burnham town councillor Chris Williams, pictured,
who this week has attacked the County Council for unveiling "short-sighted"
changes to bus timetables that he says will make it difficult
to work out routes and schedules for bus services operating between
towns.
Cllr
Williams explained to Burnham-On-Sea.com: "The current timetable
booklet makes it very easy to quickly find all Sedgemoor's bus
services in one neat document, which is ideal if you travel between
towns, such as Burnham and Bridgwater."
"But
next year the timetable is set to be replaced with around eight
smaller - and cheaper-to-produce - documents that will display
only local timetables."
"This
means that in order to travel outside of Burnham you'll need to
get hold of several booklets to find suitable times and routes."
"You
might even need to get hold of three or four brochures in order
to plan your travel between several towns, which will make it
difficult and time-consuming."
He
added: "The changes are short-sighted and I feel they could
hurt tourism attractions across the district if visitors to our
area find it difficult to travel to places like Cheddar or Wookey
Hole."
"Not
everyone has access to Internet timetables and elderly travellers
in particular find online services difficult to use."
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