Organisers saw a very successful turnout to the event which allows passengers to express their opinions on public transport services in the area.
As part of the ‘Your Bus Matters’ campaign, which helps to give members of the public the opportunity to raise issues and make suggestions, was held at the Cornhill in Ipswich on June 28.
A spokesperson for Your Bus Matters, said: “This is a great opportunity for people to raise concerns, make suggestions and give feedback on services, as passengers don’t get the chance to speak to talk to local authorities.
“It is important that passengers can share their opinions to improve services in the future.”
Dawn Badminton-Capps, England Director for Bus Users UK, said: “The event at Ipswich was a great turn out. Many were interested in the new Park and Ride scheme, buggy spaces on buses and gave lots of feedback to help us improve services”.
The event calls back to when services ran from the Cornhill until the early 1980s when the Cornhill and the town centre was pedestrianised.
Before then, the first trams were horse drawn running from the Cornhill in October 1880, before being replaced with electric trams in 1903.
As the engineering industry boomed, the electric trams were replaced with trolly buses by 1926 before these in turn were replaced with diesel vehicles by 1963.
Bus Users first launched 30 years ago, and help local authorities and the government improve transport services with events like this across the country.
For more information on local events for Your Bus Matters, visit the Bus Users website.
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