In the Travel South Yorkshire area people make journeys using public transport to go to all sorts of places at all sorts of times. Linking buses, trains and trams into an integrated network allows passengers to make changes along their route by switching from one type of transport to another.
‘I’m Jenny and because I’m a pensioner I can travel free after 9 o’clock every day.’
‘I’m Bob and I’m disabled, but public transport is doing a lot to help me with my journeys.’
‘My name’s Kate and most of the people at my school go to school on the bus.’
‘Emily is my name, and I live on a housing estate miles from town. I don’t have a car, but the buses come through our estate. If they didn’t I don’t know what I would do.’
‘I’m Sam and I’m too old to drive any more, so I rely on public transport for shopping and visiting my family.’
‘My name is Mohammed Kahn and because there’s a lot of unemployment around here, people can’t afford cars, so they rely on buses, trains and trams. I’m OK, I’m young. I’ve got a job and I can afford to run a car.’
‘I’m Maria, and I think the tram is brilliant for me when I’m shopping. It takes me around town with no bother at all.’
‘I’m Yusef. I have a car, but I use the train a lot for business journeys. There’s a car park next to the local train station, and I can work on the train.’
‘My name’s Sue Hooper and I live twenty miles from where I work, but fortunately I live only 200 metres from a bus stop. That means I don’t have to use the car, saving on petrol and irritation in traffic jams.’
‘I’m George. My family lives in a country village and because we do not have a regular bus service, we feel stuck out here, especially in the winter.’