(13/12/2023 11:42)Y458 KNF Wrote: [ -> ]Pretty sure Cumfybus current owners don’t want to bid for any more tenders so them being taken over wouldn’t surprise me.
Indeed, in that Route One article Ascendal even admit to seeing opportunities in Merseyside and Wales with the prospects of franchising.
Hattons will take over the 239 from April another route gone for Cumfybus.
The 838 will also be getting taken off Cumfybus, this is from 22nd April.
PeoplesBus will be taking over the running of the route.
From April:
Services 121/214/215, 135, 245/246/247, 827, 870 transferred to Huyton Travel.
Services 239, 297 transferred to Hattons
Service 838 transferred to Peoplesbus
(23/03/2024 10:23)moreton407 Wrote: [ -> ]From April:
Services 121/214/215, 135, 245/246/247, 827, 870 transferred to Huyton Travel.
Services 239, 297 transferred to Hattons
Service 838 transferred to Peoplesbus
Think thats everything gone from Aintree apart from the School routes
(23/03/2024 11:09)Busmadperson Wrote: [ -> ]Think thats everything gone from Aintree apart from the School routes
Slowly getting rid of all tenders outside of Southport.
Just going off bustimes, the only schools that would be running from Aintree presently are the 722/781, are they really likely to keep an entire depot open for this? It runs using one bus so if it is retained and Aintree is to go then I would assume its easier to just run it with the dead miles from Southport anyway. They have been clearing out recently too with at least EH06UNY, MX08DHG and an unidentified hybrid Solo and small Solo SR all having left in recent times.
(23/03/2024 13:08)CX06 EBK Wrote: [ -> ]Just going off bustimes, the only schools that would be running from Aintree presently are the 722/781, are they really likely to keep an entire depot open for this? It runs using one bus so if it is retained and Aintree is to go then I would assume its easier to just run it with the dead miles from Southport anyway. They have been clearing out recently too with at least EH06UNY, MX08DHG and an unidentified hybrid Solo and small Solo SR all having left in recent times.
Isn't the Aintree depot also an authorised VOSA test centre?
(23/03/2024 11:09)Busmadperson Wrote: [ -> ]Think thats everything gone from Aintree apart from the School routes
Are they losing interest in routine tenders and focussing just on School work now?
(02/04/2024 11:56)Metroline1511 Wrote: [ -> ]Are they losing interest in routine tenders and focussing just on School work now?
The 15/15A and the 40 are still tendered routes within Southport but these are the only routine tenders left bar the numerous school tenders within Southport.