Grange Minister and Possible Red Bus Fleet Cut: "We Won't Touch Any Routes"

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The Minister of Transport and Telecommunications, Louis de Grange, was in the eye of the public scrutiny after his sayings about a possible reduction in the fleet of RED buses within the Metropolitan region, alluding to different failures that were detected in the system. In dialogue with the National State of TVN, the Secretary of State pointed out that this reduction will not mean that some routes will cease to exist, but rather he attends to …

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Passengers from the Metropolitan Region have reported a drop in the frequency in routes of the Metropolitan Mobility Network (Red), with waits of up to 30 minutes and buses that travel grouped or do not stop, which has increased the discomfort among users. In front of this scenario, the minister of Transport and Telecommunications, Louis de Grange, said that "we will not touch any routes or withdraw buses in operation; what we will do is reduce …

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The secretary of state explained that "the total fleet of buses of the system increased by 1,500 without the increase of the drivers. The buses are not managed alone. That inconsistency translates to the fact that the cost for the State to acquire and renew buses has been much higher than what is really needed, and there is a large amount of reserve fleet, with parked buses".