northwichcat
Veteran Member
Reported elsewhere Springfield have got a new Enviro 200 to replace the leased one currently being used on the 200 route and a Metrocity is arriving for the 289 route at the end of the month.
Out of interest what do D&G use on the 1 and 8 routes now, given most of the 13 reg SRs are now used on the 88 route?
It appears that this was an admin error by the Traffic Commissioners - route has NOT been cancelled.
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Mikro were running a 59 reg plain white Enviro 200 on the 39 today. Not mentioned elsewhere is that the route has changed, cutting out the diversion to Rope Surgery - thus it no longer goes past my house !
Also D & G have lost the Mon -Fri evening service 6E to Arriva.
Anyone seen what Hollinsheads are using in Congleton yet ?
Hollinsheads have two new 66 plate E200s for use in Congleton according to their Facebook page. I don't think they've operated service work before?
Noticed on the D&G Bus website that three brand new Solo SRs have joined the fleet and apparently have a 'Leighton Link' livery, so they must be for either the 12 or 42 service. While four of the recently acquired 09 reg Enviro 200s have moved to Adderley Green.
Noticed on the D&G Bus website that three brand new Solo SRs have joined the fleet and apparently have a 'Leighton Link' livery, so they must be for either the 12 or 42 service. While four of the recently acquired 09 reg Enviro 200s have moved to Adderley Green.
Not seen these yet but the timetables page on the D&G website has been updated today to show a new "Leighton Link" logo for route 12.
Also noticed on buses this week that the Cheshire Travelcard can't be used on route 42 from next Monday
Reported elsewhere Springfield have got a new Enviro 200 to replace the leased one currently being used on the 200 route and a Metrocity is arriving for the 289 route at the end of the month.
Something i kept forgetting to post, On the 23rd October Arriva Winsfords 6 Service became part funded by Cheshire East Council, With D&G's 12 Service being in that area i have a feeling the 6 Service is on its last legs
https://www.vehicle-operator-licens...registered-local-bus-services/details/493152/
The new 99 timetable is bizarre , the gaps are very variable and is only going to reduce the patronage and viability further than what it is currently.
I've sent an email to them commenting on the changes.
The new 99 timetable is bizarre , the gaps are very variable and is only going to reduce the patronage and viability further than what it is currently.
I've sent an email to them commenting on the changes.
Macclesfield and Congleton are both sizable economic centres of Cheshire.
The 99 service has lost a lot of passengers from my observations over the last few years with lots of chopping and changing to the service by different operators - notably High Peak.
First it was half hourly Monday - Saturday
Then it was hourly Monday - Saturday
Then it was hourly Monday-Friday
and now it is no longer going to operate on a clockface timetable of either hourly or two hourly - coincidentally leading up to a 1.5 million pound cut to the subsidised network in 2018/19
Cynical I maybe but I believe this latest change is designed to reduce ridership to justify withdrawing it completely, given not so long ago the council were going to let the service go completely until GHA Coaches stepped in.
I noticed today that Brook Lane, Alderley Edge has a couple of disused yellow 'Cheshire Bus' bus stops along it (the type used in the 1990s.) Brook Lane is the road which is the road you'd take out of Alderley Edge to go towards Chorley/Great Warford/Mobberley/Knutsford. Does anyone know which bus service used to run along that road?
I seem to remember there used to be an infrequent service Great Warford - Alderley Edge - Wilmslow, and also a Tuesdays only service Alderley Edge - Mobberley - Altrincham
Altrincham – Holmes Chapel (E69):
Whilst we stay in Altrincham, the North Cheshire town had a number of limited shoppers’ services from outlying villages. One example was the E69 from Holmes Chapel. The original service was operated by Crosville Motor Service and as a NBC constituent between Knolls Green and Altrincham, offering passengers enough time to visit its market. There was one return journey on Tuesday (1045 and 1340 arriving 1115 and 1410) and another one on Saturday (1030 and 1230, arriving 1100 and 1300).
What Happened Next? In 2002, it continued to Alderley and was operated by Salford company Midwest. By 2008, it only operated on Saturdays and was extended to Holmes Chapel by then, with Town and District Travel taking over. The beginning of 2011 saw an operator revision with Tomlinson’s Travel taking over. Owing to public sector spending cuts, Cheshire East ceased funding the service which led to its withdrawal on the 9th December 2011. What a nice Christmas present for carless pensioners living in Mobberley (not!).
I noticed today that Brook Lane, Alderley Edge has a couple of disused yellow 'Cheshire Bus' bus stops along it (the type used in the 1990s.) Brook Lane is the road which is the road you'd take out of Alderley Edge to go towards Chorley/Great Warford/Mobberley/Knutsford. Does anyone know which bus service used to run along that road?
287 now operates Macclesfield - Wilmslow - Manchester Airport;
I think it's a shame the Manchester Airport service now terminates in Wilmslow, it could be so much more useful if it continued beyond Wilmslow to somewhere which doesn't have a direct rail service to the Airport.
Like Prestbury and Mottram St Andrew...