GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

[knutstransport]

RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

(06/04/2016 13:32)djb Wrote:  Ta for the reply. I'm think i'm missing your point though? There would be buses covering for service/VOR whichever depot runs the routes.

Re-opening macclesfield would mean less risk of a bus being used on a non-intended service when available, as its easier to micromanage a small yard (i think the registration was for 15 vehicles, vs ?50? at winsford&tarvin). Given that the majority from the depot would be gm, or branded other (eg beartown), having one extra vehicle (eg the 87 board) with a gm machine also would offer resilience for substitutions.

I think the previous allocation at Macclesfield was around 7 x Cheshire Connect Solos, 2 x Cheshire Connect Darts, 2 x Beartown Enviros and 4 x GHA Gold 88 Enviros. Yet while those were the buses that were officially allocated to Macclesfield and it included at least one spare bus - buses got sent to away for servicing (and were away for 2 or more days per bus) that resulted in various buses from Tarvin coming across to cover - anything from GHA branded Darts*, GHA branded Wright Renowns, GHA branded Solos, DeeBee branded Solos to In To The Port branded Solos. I don't know how practical it would be to make sure it's always the same bus that gets sent across to fill in, I don't imagine GHA have got enough spare vehicles to allow 3 or 4 spares to be sat at Macclesfield.

* One of the Darts which once got sent across to cover, got taken out-of-service itself due to an accident while on the 27 route meaning a replacement had to be found for the replacement.