Wonder if the low loads are down to BM operating there direct service.
Does anyone know how BM are doing on the route
I understand that BM now have the lion's share of passenger numbers between BRS and ABZ.
Overall pax numbers for BRS-ABZ were up 5% in November and up 14% in December compared with those months in 2011 - CAA stats.
BRS-LBA has seen its passenger numbers decreasing rapidly in recent months with around 50% fewer in both November and December.
I suspect that the train is responsible for much of the fall although the distance between Bristol and Leeds is such that there are arguments in favour of both rail and air.
The Manchester connection (Air Southwest) was lost a few years ago when train services improved and I wouldn't be a bit surprised to see the BRS-LBA route go the same way.