Posted by: knutstransport - 05/05/2025 19:55
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I've noticed some unbranded modern coaches have been operating the Radbrooke Hall (Barclays) work shuttles recently. The other day I saw one was carrying the legal lettering for Travel Master (MCR) and had a LED destination display fitted showing Radbrooke Hall.
At one point I was wondering whether there was some arrangement with D&G, given the new 87/88 timetable only needs the 4th bus from the 08:57 to Macclesfield, and the 87s being routed via Radbrooke, but it seems that's additional to the workers only shuttles.
Stand nos. 1-3 in St. Helens Bus tation have been closed from 10 March 2025 - the first stage of the rebuilding process. Services (mostly Arriva) formerly using stands 1-3 are mostly using an alternative stop in Bickerstaffe Street, just outside the bus station.
The remainder of the bus station is expected to close soon, pending replacement by a new bus station. In the interim, most services are due to transfer to a temporary terminal in Chalon Way.
Posted by: knutstransport - 25/02/2025 19:06
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Cheshire East Council have been passing assets to town councils for a while now. It seems a potential transfer of Knutsford bus station to the town council is now being explored.
KNUTSFORD BUS STATION
The Town Centre Committee had resolved to recommend that the asset transfer of this area be
explored. The working group agreed that transfer of the bus station should be considered.
The proposed transfer area would include the taxi office, covered waiting area and the paved service
road. There would be the potential to generate some income from the taxi office to contribute to the
operational costs of maintaining the bus station itself. In preparing a business case, it would be
recommended that the council commissions a structural survey of the bus station itself to understand
future maintenance costs.
The current bus station was constructed in 1990 as part of the Booths supermarket development, using S106 funding (or whatever the equivalent was then). I don't think much money has been spent on maintaining it since.
Probably worth doing a thread on the Pulsars which have departed the Arriva NW/Merseyside/Wales fleets, given that they've been a huge part of the local bus scene since 2008....for completeness, I've included the large amount that left several years ago when the 45/46** Enviro400's arrived.
TfW Rail are advertising a replacement bus service is running between Newton-le-Willows and Manchester operated by "Northwich and Keanes". Is there such an operator, or has something got miscommunicated e.g. perhaps Keanes Coaches and tickets being accepted on rail services via Northwich?
Due to a burst water pipe in the roof near the entrance to the Bus Station from Winwick Street Warrington Bus Station has been closed since last night and it has been announced that it will be shut tomorrow, services are going from various different stops scattered round the town centre.
PC1090231/171 D & G BUS LIMITED, MOSSFIELD ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 5BW Operating between Chester Bus Interchange, George Street, Chester and Cross O' Th' Hil Road, No Mans Heath given service number 41 effective from 20 January 2025. To amend Timetable.
PC1090231/172 D & G BUS LIMITED, MOSSFIELD ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 5BW Operating between Cross O' Th' Hill Road, No Mans Heath and Whitchurch Bus Station, White Lion Meadow, Whitchurch given service number 41 effective from 20 January 2025. To amend Timetable.
Cancellations:
PC1073901/11 ELLENVALE COACH COMPANY LTD, GEORGE MOOR IND. EST., FLETCHERTOWN, CA7 1BA Operating between Fletchertown Village Hall and Cockermouth given service number 68 effective from 24 December 2024.
As Northern seem to have long term issues affecting Sunday services, and they're sourcing replacement buses from whoever is willing to run them, I thought maybe it deserves its own thread.
I saw a Mario Coaches EVORA (MA23 RYO) on a Chester to Stockport earlier, it passed an unbranded coach on the Stockport to Chester in the other direction I didn't get the full registration but it was similar, so I think it was one of Mario's.
Posted by: knutstransport - 26/08/2024 10:43
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I recently heard that one of D&G's Macclesfield based drivers, transferred to Arriva from GHA around 10 years ago. He used to drive the 19 and 27 (Macclesfield to Knutsford) under GHA. As Arriva pulled out of Macclesfield, he transferred to D&G. Now D&G have transferred the 88 to Macclesfield, he's usually allocated some journeys on the 88 Macclesfield-Knutsford-Altrincham.
I was wondering how common is it for drivers to return to a route they used to drive after such a long gap? I know it's not uncommon for routes to transfer from one operator to another, and then back again a few years later, but as drivers move around and leave the industry as well, I'm not sure how common this is.
Currently in storage at Go North West's Wigan depot for use by Metroline Manchester are a large amount of Bee Network E200MMC's, no idea what fleetnumbers (or even what sort of fleetnumbering system Metroline Manchester will use) they will be but they are as follows...
YX24OZA
YX24OZB
YX24OZC
YX24OZD
YX24OZE
YX24OZF
YX24OZG
YX24OZH
YX24OZJ
YX24OZK
YY24XPZ
YY24XRA
YY24XRB
YY24XRC
YY24XRD
YY24XRE
YY24XRF
YY24XRG
YY24XRH
YY24XRJ
YY24XRK
YY24XRL
YY24XRN
YY24XRO
YY24XRP
With Bee Network tranche 3 starting on 5/1/25, potentially these could get '74' plates instead.
In addition, several Volvo B9TL/Wright from London are up in Manchester are trainers, I believe they are at the Arriva Wythenshawe depot....they are as follows
