Plea answered

This letter is published in today's Leicester Mercury:

Plea answered

While I have every sympathy for the disabled in respect to travelling on Arriva buses 50 and 51, I would like to point out to Mrs Lorna Crane (Mailbox, March 7) the facts relating to the change of the city centre terminus from the ludicrous Causeway Lane stop back to the Haymarket.

I campaigned to get the Haymarket stop reinstated. Both the city council and Arriva listened to my pleas on behalf of pensioners and disabled people and discussions were entered into.

I must praise Mr Julian Heubeck, the city's public transport co-ordinator, for the way he dealt with the problem, keeping me informed of progress.

With regard to special buses for the disabled, it should be remembered that both the 50 and 51 are mainly on rural routes and capital expenditure by Arriva on the special buses has to be restricted. As far as I am aware, the city council has no influence on this.

Mrs Crane, in her original letter, was out of date because the route changes had already been made, but may I wish her the best of luck if she campaigns for disabled buses and hope she gets more support than I got in my campaign.

Peggy Brooks, Leicester