(04/01/2016 13:11)St Helens Rider Wrote: [ -> ]It appears that Arriva have dropped the frequency of the through service from half hourly to hourly (not sure how long this has been the case) and this has left gaps for these other operators.
The 84 was a hourly service to Chester until been converted to a 30 minute headway around 2003/4 in readiness for the introduction of the Cadets that replaced the Lynxes.
The hourly change started today in line with Routemaster starting a hourly service.
Turns out GHA are going on the 84 as Routemaster Buses are running ahead of GHAs 82 Service between Tarvin and Chester, Fair play there as their just defending their area
Cracking stuff!!!!
Always rated & liked routemaster buses a helluva lot, very smart well maintained/looked after vehicles & very smart presented drivers & really reasonable fares too. Will routemasters chester service run all the way into the bus station as the #84 does?
Deffo looking for a trip on this as they've always used some slightly older buses which is a welcome change.
(04/01/2016 13:24)T42 PVM Wrote: [ -> ]Turns out GHA are going on the 84 as Routemaster Buses are running ahead of GHAs 82 Service between Tarvin and Chester, Fair play there as their just defending their area
Just looked at the 82, 84 and C84 timetables and I don't buy that excuse. Routemaster have obviously decided to try and run the C84 around 30 minutes after the 84 and it's just happened to leave Chester Bus Exchange 5 minutes before the 82 (or 10 minutes in the case of some services.) Routemaster aren't running to exactly the same route to Tarvin and they are using a different stop as their main stop in Tarvin.
If GHA have registered the 84 to go all the way to Crewe then it's the equivalent of D&G Bus registering a 88 service between Knutsford and Altrincham because the GHA 88 service departs Knutsford at similar times to their 300 service and serves some of the same roads in Knutsford on the way.
(04/01/2016 13:48)33109 Wrote: [ -> ]Cracking stuff!!!!
Always rated & liked routemaster buses a helluva lot, very smart well maintained/looked after vehicles & very smart presented drivers & really reasonable fares too. Will routemasters chester service run all the way into the bus station as the #84 does?
Deffo looking for a trip on this as they've always used some slightly older buses which is a welcome change.
C84 timetable for Routemaster is here:
http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/public_tr...anges.aspx
(04/01/2016 13:50)knutstransport Wrote: [ -> ]Just looked at the 82, 84 and C84 timetables and I don't buy that excuse. Routemaster have obviously decided to try and run the C84 around 30 minutes after the 84 and it's just happened to leave Chester Bus Exchange 5 minutes before the 82 (or 10 minutes in the case of some services.) Routemaster aren't running to exactly the same route to Tarvin and they are using a different stop as their main stop in Tarvin.
If GHA have registered the 84 to go all the way to Crewe then it's the equivalent of D&G Bus registering a 88 service between Knutsford and Altrincham because the GHA 88 service departs Knutsford at similar times to their 300 service and serves some of the same roads in Knutsford on the way.
God knows then, thats what they said in that Enthusiast group on Facebook when i made a comment about them going on there
Further amendments to services in Cheshire East from Md Feb
Quote:PC1098981/30 - G H A COACHES LTD, UNIT 11, VAUXHALL INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, RUABON, WREXHAM, LL14 6UY
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Nantwich and Scholar Green given service number 78 effective from 15-Feb-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.
PC1098981/36 - G H A COACHES LTD, UNIT 11, VAUXHALL INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, RUABON, WREXHAM, LL14 6UY
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between CREWE BUS STATION and NANTWICH BUS STATION given service number 44/44M effective from 15-Feb-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.
Anyone know have routemaster got a website? Googled them but to no avail?
Also anybody know which vehicles their most likely to use?????
(05/01/2016 19:20)33109 Wrote: [ -> ]Anyone know have routemaster got a website? Googled them but to no avail?
Also anybody know which vehicles their most likely to use?????
If your on about the 84 then on Monday they used a Commander, a Centro and 2 H reg Olympians