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First buses has dropped its ticket prices and some routes around Bracknell are now free
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Fare reductions and free journeys around Bracknell's bus routes

By Jennie Slevin
February 15, 2013

Buses around Bracknell have dropped their fares and are offering free return journeys across many routes.

On Saturday, First reduced the price of its journeys for both children and adults, creating a saving of £1.30 per adult and 65p per child.

The reductions mean anyone buying a single ticket on routes 155, 171, 172 and 194 between Ringmead and Bracknell Bus Station will be able to travel back the same day for free.

FirstWeek tickets around Bracknell Area One have also dropped by almost a quarter.

The ticket, which provides a week of travel on routes 155, 171, 172, 190, 191 and 194, is £10 for adults and £6.60 for a child.

Matthew Wooll, First revenue and marketing manager said: “There’s never been a better time to leave the car at home and try the bus.

“We all need to do our bit to reduce congestion and using the bus is also better for the environment.”

For more information about First’s bus services in the Bracknell area visit www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/berkshire_thames.

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Bits of routes and certain times of day will have less passengers than at other times.

Some routes the operators are paid to run by the council (e.g. routes that would be unprofitable but the council deems them socially necessary, as per the 1986 Transport Act they have to pay for them).

Terry Heath
27/02/2013 at 11:31

What an excellent initiative and how rare to hear of something that is being reduced in price. However, can anyone tell me precisely how bus companies make any money? Anytime I see a bus around Bracknell, Crowthorne and Sandhurst it invariably only has two people on it - and one of those is the driver. I cannot, for the life of me, work out how any profit is made.