Incorrect Replaced Bus Service for Lethbridge Park

Speaking to Richard from Lethbridge Park, advises that the community members he represents have been short-changed or should I say 'More expense to travel', with the new replaced bus service.

The Busways 755 bus services ran through to from Mount Druitt, Whalan, Emerton, Lethbridge Park (Copeland Road & Luxford Road) , Shalvey, Bidwill, Blackett, Hebersham, Oakhurst,, Plumpton, Glendinning, Dean Park, Marayong, Woodcroft and then onto Blacktown Shops. This service was replaced by the new Westbus 739 bus route tht goes from St Marys to North St Marys, Werrington, Werrington County, Ropes Crossing, Lethbridge Park Wilmott return to Lethbridsge Park, Tregear, Emerton (Omits Shalvey and Bidwill), Blackett, Dharruk, and to Mount Druitt Shops. So for Lethbridge Park conmmunity members to now travel to Blacktown they need to take the 759 bus into Mount Druitt Interchnage, walk to the 750, 754 or 756 bus stands to get the next bus to Blacktown or hop over to Mount Druitt train station to catch a train to Blacktown train station.What an inconvenience!

We can notice a trend that seems to happen with some services - they have been cut and then make sure you look after the new suburb 'Ropes Crossing'. Goes back to what we heard around the traps that the bus operaters have placed a last minute submission to cover 'Ropes Crossing' as the main shop was going to pull out of there if there was no transport infrastructure to cater for 'Ropes Crossing ' Community Again we do not deny nor condemn transport to this area but when the NSW Transport Minister has indicated there has been no reduction or increased buses in group one area. Well there was a dramatical change and pulled away from from suburbs to cater for another suburbs. So far we have bus route 780, 745 & 759 that travels to and from Ropes Crossing.

Getting back to the Lethbridge Park issue, Richard has advised that a majority of community memebers around Lethbridge Park would not travel to St Marys via Ropes Crossing for Shopping, it is more convenient to do shoppping at Emerton or mostly at Mount Druitt Shops. He is wondering why the NSW government has made it harder for members, whom enjoyed traveling to work by bus to Blacktown , when bus patronage on the morning weekday services would have been at least half full until approx 10.30am going to Blacktown Shops. Pensioners would have joined dthe services for shopping at Blacktown during the mornings adding the bus service patronage of 755. Going to Blacktown via the inwards trip to Mount Druitt and then catching a train from Mount Druitt to Blacktown may have been a longer process.

The second and most important issue is that the previous 755 service was apparently a regular 15 minute service on weekdays it appears the service continued from Mount Druitt to Blacktown, after Shalvey every half hour in early morning until after 11.22am where it appears it was approximately hourly from there on an hourly basis. Now with the new 759 Service has short changed commuter's as it runs approximately every half hour on week days.
Waiting time has increased thus frustrating commuter's - 'they'd rather get taxis as bus can not be depended on - always not running on time!'In fact Richard has advised me that the taxi industry has definitely increased patronage, undoubtedly around his area and most of his community - want what was taken away given back! Lethbridge Park Residents had their Busways 755 bus service route incorrectly replaced and ripped out of their suburbs - what they got is not 2what they want!

My question to the NSW Government is what happened to the 2 missing bus services that the Lethbridge Park residents now have? Answer is bring back the 755 bus route service for Lethbridge Park community members - problem solved!