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It would appear so, yes. If their business is solely dependent on selling Harry Potter merchandise on the train and in the shop I can see why they're worried
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/fabulous/2280771/new-harry-potter-shop-mallaig-maria-scott-wilson/
As I always find myself writing on threads like this, the public transport services we get generally have more to do with how much the politicians are prepared to spend than with their ownership and governance.
It's also worth noting that Wales got a new First Minister and Minister with...
Railtours use the same tracks as service trains, just as motorcyclists use the same roads as other traffic.
Both are subject to rules which help protect other rail/road users as well as the participants.
Because it's decades since tens of thousands of people did that, memories of the dangers have faded and a large proportion of the population have never even seen a train without power doors. I'm sure this has been covered in this thread at least once before.
In Monmouth, Monmouthshire Council operate one journey on each of the W3 and W4 town services, the rest being done by Phil Anslow Coaches. This may change on 1 April due to retendering.
I lived in and worked in what's now the WECA area for thirty years and never heard of it either.
So you won't be able to get the bus to the shops and other amenities in Yate, Kingswood or Bitton?
Only a personal perspective, but I've used buses a lot more since I got my concessionary pass.
I've hardly ever seen anyone else from the estate where I live, where most households have at least one car, at the bus stop though. I doubt if free at the point of use buses would encourage modal change.
I know of children who get taxis provided to mainstream schools even though they live near the school bus route and happily catch service buses by themselves at other times.
But we're getting off the subject of this thread.