Sheffields free electric bus service

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Sheffield has recently introduced a fleet of 4 x electric zero emission busses that drive along two routes around the city centre every 10 mins - 7 days a week, and are free to use - just jump one/off.

I've been using them recently as I work in the city centre, I find them very useful in my lunch break for getting from one end of the centre to the other, and back to work again within the hour. Sadly they always seem empty as if nobody knows about the service, or don't need it?

Apparently they cost £500K each, however one was stolen in the first few weeks of going live and was smashed up in an RTC, so now there are only three busses.

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Here's the one that got stolen and smashed up, quite embarrassing for the council as they are parked up overnight in the bus station who have security and CCTV..

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nuyorican said:

Who needs to get from one of it to t’other in a short window of time, apart from you?

I've no idea, I haven't asked everyone, yet.
I imagine the elderly, people with prams, people carrying lots of shopping, out of towners (though we try to discourage them)?

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DaveTheRave87 said:

When I played Cities Skylines I made all public transport free and successfully funded it by charging cars to drive into the city of Daveslavia.

DaveTheRave87 for mayor

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My top tip when using Tap on/Tap off…..

When tapping on, first ensure you are on a First bus as I’ve just made myself to look like a fool…..

I catch the local bus occasionally and assumed it was only operated by the First buses operator. When tapping on this morning nothing happened and the bus driver just looked at me as if I didn’t have mental capacity, with the following awkward conversation..

Bus driver - ‘What are you doing?’
Me - ‘Tapping on’
Bus driver - ‘This is a Stagecoach bus and I have no idea what you’re doing’

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Iamnotkloot said:

Not entirely sure how this fits under boats, planes and trains though?

It doesn't but coaches have been discussed on here before and I felt this was the most appropriate section to post in.

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GreatGranny said:

I'm in the office in Sheffield tomorrow so I'll have a look.

Two routes to choose from