Pingo DRT service - Freedom of information requests
Title or Description
Pingo DRT service
FOI Number
2024137
Date Received
25/01/2024
Type of Request
FOI
Request or Question
1. The amount of annual funding provided by Scottish Borders Council to the local bus operator for each of the years the service has been in operation
2. The number of passengers carried for each of the years the service has been in operation
3. The average subsidy per passenger carried for each the years the service has been in operation, minus any ticket income
4. The average number of buses in operation for each the years the service has been in operation
5. The average number of passengers carried per hour for each the years the service has been in operation
2022/23 (May 2022 to March 2023) – 12,937
2023/24 (April 2023 to end Jan 2024) – 11,285
2022/23 - £23.21 per passenger
2023/24 - £25.28 per passenger (pro-rata for 10 months)
2 x 16 seater, accessible buses
2022/23 (5 May 2022 to March 2023) – 9,100 hrs in service for 12,937 passenger = 1.42 passengers per hour
2023/24 (April 2023 to end Jan 2024) – 8,428 hours in service for 11,285 passengers = 1.34 passengers per hour
