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100 reported back on hire to Central Buses.

It looks like if D&G want a Wincham bus serviced they put it on the 300 route first thing, then a driver arrives from Crewe with one of the Streetlites around 10am, they swap the bus over. The Crewe driver covers the driver breaks on the 88 and takes the Wincham bus to Crewe at the end of their shift. Presumably it's the same sort of process when the buses are swapped back.

D&G have re-registered the SB services so they will continue running them after 27th January despite the previous cancellation.

D&G have registered a GP1 service from Crewe Railway Station to Bakkavor Bread, Nantwich.

(28/11/2017 15:53)knutstransport Wrote: [ -> ]D&G have registered a GP1 service from Crewe Railway Station to Bakkavor Bread, Nantwich.

That's the garlic bread factory!!! Worked there for a couple of days for an agency when it was under a different name. The smell was unbearable!!!

(22/11/2017 13:58)knutstransport Wrote: [ -> ]D&G have re-registered the SB services so they will continue running them after 27th January despite the previous cancellation.

No reprieve for the 32 though, cheshire east website showing it cancelled.
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D&G'S website says the 85 evening and Sunday service is to be subsidised by Keele University.

(30/11/2017 13:17)mikestone Wrote: [ -> ]No reprieve for the 32 though, cheshire east website showing it cancelled.
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D&G'S website says the 85 evening and Sunday service is to be subsidised by Keele University.

85 evening and Sunday service doesn't include any Nantwich or Hanley extensions and the Keele University funding is replacing funding currently provided by Staffordshire council.

32 is a Cheshire East contracted service, yet on Cheshire East website they are saying D&G have chosen to cancel the service. Either the contract has come to an end or D&G have activated a break clause.

The 85 only runs Newcastle-Crewe evenings and Sunday in any case.

3 former First London 10m 12 reg Enviros have joined the fleet and have been given fleet numbers 1, 2 and 3. It seems they are direct/indirect replacement for some of the Darts.

It has been suggested they are only on loan from Centrebus to cover the 10 which loads in the street rather than Hanley Bus Station and at present wheelchair access is still using the centre doors, effectively meaning they cannot use most bus stations. Presumably waiting to see how the Staffordshire and Cheshire tenders pan out.