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CAST.IRON - Analysis
Analysis of Cambridgeshire County Council's guided bus documentation from February 2004 has shown that:
- Running costs for the system would amount to £873,000 per year, not the £336,000 previously claimed;
- A subsidy of at least £11.6 million would be required to operate the system;
- Even once the new town at Northstowe has been built, the system is unlikely ever to operate without continuing subsidy;
- The passenger figures predicted for the guided bus have been inflated by counting many journeys that do not even involve using the guideway!
In-depth analysis of the guided bus proposal demonstrating these issues can be found in Word format here.
Info Sheets
Information sheets explaining CAST.IRON's plans.
January 2004 Information Sheet | pdf (317 KB) |
Railway or Guided Bus? Have Your Say Now! (February 2004) | pdf (752 KB) |
Spot the Difference! (February 2004) | pdf (318 KB) |
CAST.IRON's Statement of Case for the guided bus TWA (June 2004) | pdf |
CAST.IRON's opening statement to the Guided Bus Public Inquiry | html |
CAST.IRON's closing statement to the Guided Bus Public Inquiry | html | pdf |
CAST.IRON's Plans | html |
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