Reays Coaches announced last week that it was due to end its number 60 service from the end of next month because the B5300 road at Dubmill Point was closed so often that the service was no longer financially viable.
The firm made a U-turn on its plans after Allonby villagers wrote to Workington MP Sue Hayman and the district and county councils to find out if the coach company could get support.
Chris Reay, the firm’s managing director, said: “We have decided to try to retain an essential service for people getting to school and work, although we understand it is going to be a loss maker.
“The councils are making all the right noises and said they’re going to help us with a subsidy.
“If people support it and we do get a bit of money from the authorities, that will help provide the service.”
Reays Coaches has run the 60 service, serving the villages of Allonby, Mawbray and Beckfoot for 15 years, the last two of which were without a county council subsidy.
It had unsuccessfully tried to get financial help before making the cancellation announcement.
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