The number 32 is a bus route that operates from Gloucester to Newent, with some journeys continuing to Ross-on-Wye. It is run on a commercial basis.[1]
| 32 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Stagecoach West 15874 leaving Gloucester Bus Station | |
| Overview | |
| Operator | Stagecoach West |
| Garage | Gloucester |
| Vehicle | Enviro 400 |
| Route | |
| Start | Gloucester |
| Via | Highnam |
| End | Newent |
The route previously continued to Ross-on-Wye or Ledbury on alternating hours. The Gloucester–Ledbury services were numbered 132, but shared the same route as the 32 between Gloucester and Newent.[2][3] In January 2022, it was announced that the extensions to Ledbury would be withdrawn along with most extensions to Ross-on-Wye, leaving an hourly 32 service between Gloucester and Newent with two journeys per day extended to Ross-on-Wye.[4]
On 28 January 2022, two students from John Kyrle High School started a petition for the routes to be retained and received around 1,000 signatures.[5][6] However, Herefordshire Council stated that it was unlikely the route could be retained as the subsidy required would be a quarter of the council's bus subsidy budget.[1]
The changes to the routes were scheduled to come into effect on 27 February 2022.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Tanner, Bill (3 February 2022). "Axed rural bus service "unlikely" to be saved". GloucestershireLive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ Port, Samuel (7 August 2019). "Stagecoach make changes to buses in the Forest of Dean". GloucestershireLive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Routes 32 and 132 timetable". Stagecoach. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ Wilkinson-Jones, Phil (28 January 2022). "Newent to Ledbury bus service to be axed next month". Ledbury Reporter. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ Hartland, Nick (8 February 2022). "1,000 sign petition to 'Save Our Bus'". The Ross Gazette. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ Thomas, James (5 February 2022). "Herefordshire teenagers' petition to stop bus service cuts". Hereford Times. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ Garcia, Carmelo (14 February 2022). "Loss of bus link deprives children of school transport". GloucestershireLive. Retrieved 14 February 2022.