Warrington's Own Buses

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RE: WBT Network Warrington

(09/08/2015 12:58)RSTurbo50 Wrote:  If thats the case T42 PVM maybe the local people should support the company then rather than criticise all the time.

I think sometimes people live in cloud cuckoo land when saying something so simplistic as Arriva/Stagecoach etc would provide a better service than WBT....sometimes people only appreciate what they had until its gone. Just a thought..

But why would the fare paying passengers of NW support a company that is clearly being very greedy. Thier alledgedly trying to cap competition by not allowing thier rivals to use the bus station (a claim Mr Fairbrother made himself not so long ago!) I think it's very fare to say that over the years NW have had a loyal following, just look at the North western/Arriva battles.

One thing I will say is I'm a daily user of Stagecoach Manchester services and to be honest the service is cracking. Fares are good value and they seem to provide a decent level of service so I wouldn't see a takeover as a bad thing. But then again look at Rossendale. According to reports they were struggling several years ago and allegedly had the company valued with a possible plan of selling but despite this they didn't increase fares. A re-brand later and the company is doing well.