Warrington's Own Buses

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RE: Warrington's Own Buses

(29/03/2019 20:23)iMarkeh Wrote:  WOB were trying to get Link Network out with the 32X. It isn't plugging a gap, it was competing for them to drop the route and then they can take the passengers.

I wouldn't say people are loyal to WOB. It's more they are the only option. The majority of pass holders are 'first bus' people. Paying passengers are always ranting on the Guardian about WOB but may chose to travel on the basis of the through tickets.

To be completely honest, if there was alternatives in most of Warrington, I think people would use them. As people did with Fairbrothers.

On the Dallam at least, Fairbrothers proved that if there's an alternative it will be used. And that's even with the fairly amateur set up Fairbrothers were running. I know my wife regularly uses the number 3, and I'm sure if there was a cheaper alternative she'd use it, regardless of whose bus it was.

I'd also agree with an eariler point about how good it is that WOB are actually publicising these changes in advance with timetables to be made available within the next week. Too many times it's left til the last minute to make the new timetables available.