A reader ( many thanks) sent me a link to a Torbay Development Agency Document
I have reproduced the most relevant sections here to save you looking at the Document but you can go on line but you have to copy and paste the adress below:-
torbay.gov.uk/ldf_ngp4_sp1.pdf
Section 3. Description of project, project justification and project objectives
Provision of quayside infrastructure.
Subsiding passenger ferry services.
• Provision of quayside waiting and information facilities to support service linking
Torquay with Brixham.
• Reduction of journey times across the bay and reduce traffic loading on the local
road network.
• Introduction funding required to ‘pump prime’ the service into the aim of making the
service commercially self-supporting.
Torbay’s maritime location and geography lend itself to ferry connections, especially
between Torquay and Brixham. This form of travel is highly sustainable and provides
direct access to Torquay and Brixham town centres.
Preliminary meetings have taken place between the council and a potential ferry
operator and the implications are that the largest bus operator in Torbay is in support
of through bus / ferry ticketing.
Section 7. Funding – Include details of the funding required from ODPM and contributions
from each project partners
Realistically the scheme (including purchase of suitable vessels) will cost around £2.5 -
£3m.
Total Project Cost………………………………………………………….
2007/08
Infrastucture works £0.1m
Operator subsidy £0.1m
2008/09
Operator Subsidy £0.1m
Total over two years equals £0.3m
The above plus more can be read in the document on Pages 19 to 22 but that looks like Stagecoach are getting £200 000 over the two years. Not exactly what appeared in the local paper the other day. (See item in Newspaper in blog below, scroll down to the bottom to save you reading it all)
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