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Your Travel - YN05 WKE - 22/07/2013 15:23
Sorry could not find A thread for this so...
Has anyone seen this route Y1 yet??? - http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/travelling-around/timetables/AllTimetables/Y1%20Cronton%20-%20Prescot%20circular%20(from%201%20July%202013).pdf
also what do they use on the service?
RE: Your Travel - motormayhem - 22/07/2013 15:37
They use a plaxton beaver on it as ive seen it a few times and thought it was a school service at first.
RE: Your Travel - Valandil - 22/07/2013 15:50
(22/07/2013 15:37)motormayhem Wrote: They use a plaxton beaver on it as ive seen it a few times and thought it was a school service at first.
Have they managed to get a 'Y' on the blinds?
RE: Your Travel - motormayhem - 22/07/2013 16:04
Its one big sticker like what st helens done with the ultralows when the dests got stuck.
RE: Your Travel - Valandil - 22/07/2013 16:37
(22/07/2013 16:04)motormayhem Wrote: Its one big sticker like what st helens done with the ultralows when the dests got stuck.
Ah interesting!
So this means that no changes to the lettering can be made then, and the destination is fixed no matter which direction the bus is heading in, or even if it's out of service?
RE: Your Travel - motormayhem - 22/07/2013 16:39
(22/07/2013 16:37)Valandil Wrote:(22/07/2013 16:04)motormayhem Wrote: Its one big sticker like what st helens done with the ultralows when the dests got stuck.
Ah interesting!
So this means that no changes to the lettering can be made then, and the destination is fixed no matter which direction the bus is heading in, or even if it's out of service?
Thats corrct
RE: Your Travel - Fox - 22/07/2013 19:20
(22/07/2013 16:39)motormayhem Wrote:(22/07/2013 16:37)Valandil Wrote:(22/07/2013 16:04)motormayhem Wrote: Its one big sticker like what st helens done with the ultralows when the dests got stuck.
Ah interesting!
So this means that no changes to the lettering can be made then, and the destination is fixed no matter which direction the bus is heading in, or even if it's out of service?
Thats corrct
WCM do the same using their Carlyle bodied Mercedes on the 13 service (Widnes > Cherry Sutton), however they have a big yellow board they show on the dash for "NOT IN SERVICE"
It would be logical to assume that service Y1 is due to complaining by local Cronton residents about the poor bus service, before the new 26/26A, there was an hourly service to Widnes, Liverpool or Warrington, and nowhere else.
The fastest way for the mostly elderly residents without a car to access the nearest hospital would be 2 buses, and to access the first one in either direction you would be waiting an hour in the cold, wind, rain, snow or shine
RE: Your Travel - Valandil - 22/07/2013 20:33
(22/07/2013 19:20)Fox Wrote: It would be logical to assume that service Y1 is due to complaining by local Cronton residents about the poor bus service, before the new 26/26A, there was an hourly service to Widnes, Liverpool or Warrington, and nowhere else.
The fastest way for the mostly elderly residents without a car to access the nearest hospital would be 2 buses, and to access the first one in either direction you would be waiting an hour in the cold, wind, rain, snow or shine
I really do wish this company the best of luck with this route.
It would be great if it did start picking up and worked well as a concept.
Unfortunately I just can't see that happening though!
RE: Your Travel - jimbo - 22/07/2013 20:39
what gets me is a plaxton beaver isn't a low floor bus, and the elderly sometimes need the low floor buses lowered... I wonder how they cope with the huge shopping trolleys too...
Mind you saying that, what did they do 20years ago... They got on with it
RE: Your Travel - motormayhem - 22/07/2013 20:39
Everytime ive seen it go past its just been carrying fresh air.