Hundreds of West Midlands pupils are having to find alternative ways of getting to school.
By Caroline Gall & Ben GodfreyHundreds of pupils will have to find alternative ways of getting to school after a bus firm withdrew its services just before the new academic year.
The firm said it had been close to finding a replacement provider but they withdrew from the deal on Thursday.In the letter to parents, chief executive Ian Mack said the decision had been made due to the "costs of providing our services now exceed the income we receive"."Sadly, it is simply unsustainable for small operators to survive in the rapidly-declining marketplace for local bus services," he wrote.
Parent Travis Roberts, from Wythall near Bromsgrove, said his daughter had used the 502 service to make the 12-mile journey to Alcester Grammar School in Warwickshire, for the last two years.Parent Travis Roberts said he could drop and collect his daughter in the short term but a new bus operator was needed
Alcester Grammar School said school transport arrangements were the responsibility of parents but it had begun liaising with other schools, local authorities and transport providers to explore potential solutions "as a result of this incredibly late decision".Finding new transport would be harder for pupils in more rural areas, he said.
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