Ulverston bus routes axed because of low passenger numbers (From The Westmorland Gazette)

• "I don't know what the answer is but I do do know that public transport around the area is a huge problem. I need to get to Oxenholme station at noon on Sunday to catch a train to Scotland. Having looked into getting to Oxenholme from Windermere I have found that the first train from Windermere will miss my connection by 5 minutes and that the first bus from Windermere Station to Kendal Bus Station on a Sunday departs after 5.00pm!
  
  Taxi?
  according to the SLDC tarrif of fares a taxi from Bowness to Oxenholme on a Sunday will cost £54!
  
  This is a joke, how can it be effectively impossible to get from the premier tourist destination in the Lake District to the nearest mainline railway station on a Sunday morning? If this is the situation how can we expect to attract visitors to the area in a modern, effective way?
  We hear lots about steering groups, sustainable transport and investment in the future of the Lakes but is this all talk?"
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