GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

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RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)
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GHA in Administration - 2 weeks on

Fleet News

Most vehicles from the various depots have now been brought to Ruabon. Some vehicles have left to finance companies including the following :-

Dart SF04ZXC,
Solos YJ59GFX, YJ59GFY, YJ60KBU, YJ60KBP,
Centros CN57EFC, CN57EFD,
Panther AA08GHA
Caetano Enigma GO54BCL
Cheetahs AA06GHA, AA07GHA
Cadets YJ04BVB, YJ04BVC, YJ04BVD
Sprinter WX05XVN, KE04JUY
Profiles FJ08BYG, FJ08BYT
President W465WGH

Two shells that had been in the process of being scrapped on site have been removed to Lelo metals :- Solo S903DUB and Dart T549HNH

The last Council owned Versa YJ09OTS which had sustained RTC damaged has been retrieved by the local authority.

The Administrations are in the process of receiving tenders and will soon appoint an agent to sell the vehicles probably by an on-line auction.


Former GHA Routes workings

The local authorities are now working hard to sort out the school and college contracts for the new term starting in about 5 weeks time.


Denbighshire area
An informative emergency timetable has been published on their website. It is currently at version 5. During the last week the contractor for the 1/2/X1 Ruthin – Mold (Chester) corridor has changed from Townlynx to Stagecoach. On Monday 15th July two Solos were seen working the service 47035 and 47714. Apparently the drivers concerned spent Sunday with staff of the local authority route learning. Other changes include certain journey on the Arriva 51 Rhyl to Denbigh service now using the former GHA X52 route via the St Asaph Business Park, taxis being employed on journeys to Llanefydd and also from Bryneglwys to Llandega to meet up with the X51 Wrexham service.


Flintshire area
No significant changes except that Arriva withdrew their contribution to the jointly run SP1/2 Ellesmere Port service which is now only being operated by Stagecoach on an hourly frequency with all journey to Mold being SP1 and the reverse journey SP2. Not deal to say the least.


Wrexham area
Nearly all of the former GHA routes are currently not being covered with no immediate indication of when this may occur. This has left numerous communities without a service including those in the Ceiriog valley and those on the Wrexham to Whitchurch corridor. It appears that the council are currently inviting operators to tender for these services.


Shropshire area
All former GHA services are now covered although the Ellesmere to Shrewsbury service has a reduced frequency to two hourly.


Cheshire area.
All services are covered in the western area but with some reduced frequencies as reported previously. In East Cheshire the Flexi Rider will be operated by Transport Service Solutions from 1/8/16. The only service not covered is the 44 Crewe – Nantwich but certain journey on the 39 service have been re-routed as partial replacement.


I have updated my table of the replacement service with links to timetables - LINK

Ron