(29/02/2016 17:09)wirralbus Wrote:  If the DDA coming into effect for single deckers , lets hope everybody gets themselves sorted out for the double decker change.

(29/02/2016 17:09)wirralbus Wrote:  If the DDA coming into effect for single deckers , lets hope everybody gets themselves sorted out for the double decker change.

(29/02/2016 06:37)telf23 Wrote:  Personally, I think GHA took the wrong approach to Warrington. They established a route already served by NW, a hard operator to compete against. You see it with the non NW routes that operate. Halton 62 doesn't pick up much in Stockton Heath, Arriva 110, 329 and 360 don't pick up much in Penketh and along Winwick road respectively, and First 100 doesn't pick up much through woolston. These routes are successful though because they're providing links to Runcorn, St Helens, Wigan and Manchester that NW don't operate. As it was stated earlier, GHA would have been more successful with a link maybe to Macc or Congleton, where their competition is small, and then branching into other routes.

(29/02/2016 19:43)Lynx Wrote:  Your point that the 110, and 100 don't pick up passengers on there respective routes out of Warrington is a bit of a strange one as quite frequently pensioners will pack these services out from the bus station and they usually both have a decent load of pass holders picked up in both Penketh and Woolston. Your way off the mark with the 62 not picking anything up around Stockton Heath. Quite frequently 62s can become full loads after passing through with a combination of pensioners, college students and commuters from nearby places of work. Your point about the 360 and 329 are spot on though as these can be full loads going to/from the bus station but don't seem to start stopping until they are out of Warrington.

In regards to the posts about DDA in relation to deckers, I'm confused as to what GHA are going to do as they have clearly struggled to replace non-DDA saloons let alone the vast amount of deckers that will need replacing. Sometimes 3-4 Olympians are used on the 82 at anyone time from a pool of about 7 regulars. That's essentially 7 deckers that will need replacing, something that certainly isn't cheap.

(01/03/2016 19:49)telf23 Wrote:  I used to get the 62 or the 110 daily, depending which came first as I went to college in Warrington. And it's not so off the mark. The odd pensioner may use their pass around 9:30 on each service when the main influx comes because it's when they can start using their pass. But apart from this, there's really not much pick up when there are 3 or 4 Warrington services operating in their area. The 110 rarely picks up after town, and the 62 picks up at peak times, when students are travelling back to Halton. As for the 100, it was just observations that I've seen. Maybe these are just quieter services I've noticed, but again, whilst travelling through Warrington, it's on a route already operated by a few other NW services

(02/03/2016 02:23)telf23 Wrote:  I just hope GHA work everything out. Everytime I've used the the service has always been a cut above most other operators, and it would be shame for people to start thinking otherwise

(02/03/2016 13:01)Katie Wrote:  They are using a SOLO (hope this is correct as I do not know too much about the different types of buses); registration number DK 09 ENW with Cheshire Connect on the rear of the bus and East Cheshire Council.

(02/03/2016 16:08)Dentonian Wrote:  DK09 ENW is/was the regular performer on the 200 (Wilmslow-M'cr Airport-RVP). However, this might have changed with an appparent timetable change last weekend. The original registration forwarded to TFGM seemed to have an error involving the last two round trips, but despite this being raised with ECCC about a month ago, we never received a correction/clarification, so I don't know if Bus Stop publicity at the Airport or along Ringway Road to/from Moss Nook is entirely accurate. Just getting our excuses in first (lol). Probably too many fingers in the pie with this service, as the subsidy is split between ECCC, National Trust, MAplc and TFGM.