Running public transport under the current system while passenger numbers have been slashed because of the coronavirus lockdown is unsustainable, MPs were warned today Warning of the financial difficulties crippling transport firms, Liverpool City Region metro mayor Steve Rotheram the Commons Transport Select Committee: “The commercialised model of public transport is not fit for purpose. “There is the potential that some public transport systems will not be able to continue indefinitely unless there is significant central government interventions and support. “We are running 75% currently of our public transport system. “The cost to operators is the same as if it would be at 100% usage – and yet we are on about 15% and therefore
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