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What we have achieved

  • High levels of reliability and punctuality have been maintained
  • The Route 19 bus service has been successfully integrated with the Ferry sailing timings


What we plan to achieve

  • Stabilise passenger numbers and then reverse the decline in ridership
  • Continue to deliver a high quality service that is valued by our customers
  • Seek to further improve the links with local bus services
  • Successful procurement of a new ferry vessel to replace "Shieldsman"


Performance Indicators and Targets

Performance Indicator Target 04/05 Actual 04/05 Target 05/06 Target 06/07 Target 07/08
Number of Ferries operated as a % of schedule 99 99.53 99 99 99
% of crossings within 2 minutes of schedule 96 99.68 96 96 96
Customer Satisfaction Score (%established from survey results) 80 81 80 80 80
Attain patronage levels of 0.5 million 0.5 0.43 0.5 0.5 0.5


Key to table

Target achieved or bettered Within 10% of target Well below target Not Applicable

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