6 DAYS TO NEW BATTLE FOR PASSENGERS

IB Dart 144 Y295 FJN on the X5 to the Hospital

A new battle to win over passengers to Ipswich Buses from First Ipswich begins next Monday when service 4 to Broke Hall re starts, for all the people who don't know the history of the route, it was operated by IB up until the end of 1999 before First took over the route and then subsequently re numbered to 62, before being axed in July this year. From the meeting i attended last week it was a bit dishearting to hear from Malcom Robson that First may have been right to axe the route and that they will give the route 6 months to work pending 300 fare paying passengers a day, in my thinking and many others is that thought that the two routes running within minutes of each other will mean both companies getting less passengers.

One of only three active Darts left with First Ipswich 43477 R477 CAH on the 56 to Broke Hall the route IB will compete against.