Passengers on the direct service will be moved to the new route or offered a refund.

The direct service shaves about an hour from the journey time.

These authorities want to buy-in services from public, private and voluntary bodies, and reduce radically their direct service delivery role while still making long-term decisions about service levels themselves.

First, fares have to be cut to compete with the direct service and to compensate for the inconvenience of changing at a hub.

In search of resources, some organizing groups have accepted funding for direct service activities in the past.