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  St. Helens bus station
Posted by: Bevan Price - 11/03/2025 20:50 - Replies (3)

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.

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  Potential transfer of bus stations to town councils
Posted by: knutstransport - 25/02/2025 19:06 - No Replies

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.

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  Arriva NW & Wales Pulsars gone from the fleet
Posted by: gka472l - 16/02/2025 12:11 - Replies (24)

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.

2620 - trainer 8276
2642 - Arriva Midlands North 3735
2643 - ???
2644 - ???
2645 - ???
2647 - ???
2648 - ???
2649 - ???
2650 - ???
2651 - ???
2653 - trainer 8277
2654 - trainer 8271
2656 - ???
2657 - ???
2658 - ???
2661 - ???
2662 - ???
2669 - Arriva Midlands North 3773
2670 - Arriva Beds & Bucks 3774
2671 - Arriva Midlands North 3772
2675 - ???
2676 - Arriva Herts & Essex 2676
2677 - ???
2678 - Arriva Herts & Essex 3757
2679 - Arriva Herts & Essex 3760
2681 - Arriva Herts & Essex 3759
2682 - ???
2683 - Arriva Herts & Essex 3763
2684 - trainer 8273
2687 - ???
2688 - ???
2689 - Arriva Yorkshire 1420
2691 - Arriva Yorkshire 1421
2692 - Arriva Yorkshire 1422
2693 - Arriva Yorkshire 1423
2694 - Arriva Yorkshire 1424
2695 - Arriva Yorkshire 1425
2696 - Arriva Yorkshire 1426
2697 - Arriva Yorkshire 1427
2698 - Arriva Derby 3771
2699 - ???
2700 - Arriva Midlands North T700 (???)
2900 - Arriva Yorkshire 1428
2901 - Arriva Yorkshire 1429
2902 - Arriva Yorkshire 1430
2903 - Arriva Yorkshire 1431
2904 - Arriva Yorkshire 1432
2905 - trainer 8274
2909 - Arriva Yorkshire 1434
2910 - Arriva Yorkshire 1435
2911 - trainer 8275
2917 - Arriva Derby 3738
2919 - Arriva Herts & Essex 2919 (was also briefly Arriva Yorkshire 1433)
2920 - Arriva Herts & Essex 2920
2923 - Arriva Herts & Essex 2923
2926 - Arriva Derby 3740
2933 - scrapped???
2936 - Arriva Derby 3736
2937 - Arriva Derby 3739
2938 - Arriva Yorkshire 1438
2939 - Arriva Yorkshire 1448
2940 - Arriva Yorkshire 1449
2941 - scrapped???
2948 - Arriva Derby 3737
2949 - Arriva Herts & Essex 2949
2950 - Arriva Derby 3706
2951 - Arriva Derby 3707
2952 - ???
2953 - Arriva Derby 3711
2954 - Arriva Derby 3712
2955 - Arriva Derby 3713
2956 - Arriva Derby 3714
2957 - Arriva Derby 3715
2958 - Arriva Derby 3716
2959 - Arriva Derby 3708
2960 - Arriva Beds & Bucks 3819
2965 - Arriva Derby 3717
2972 - Arriva Derby 3718
2973 - Arriva Derby 3719
2977 - Arriva Derby 3709
2978 - Arriva Yorkshire 1436
2979 - Arriva Yorkshire 1437
2984 - scrapped???
2985 - Arriva Yorkshire 1439
2986 - Arriva Herts & Essex 2986
2987 - scrapped???
2988 - scrapped???
2989 - Arriva Derby 3725
2993 - Arriva Derby 3726
2995 - Arriva Beds & Bucks 3820
2996 - Arriva Beds & Bucks 3821
2997 - Arriva Midlands North 3757
2998 - Arriva Midlands 3812
2999 - Arriva Midlands 3813
3000 - Arriva Derby 3720
3002 - Arriva Herts & Essex 3002
3003 - Arriva Derby 3721
3004 - Arriva Derby 3722
3005 - ???
3006 - Arriva North East 1379
3007 - Arriva North East 1380
3008 - Arriva North East 1381
3009 - scrapped???
3010 - Arriva North East 1382
3017 - Arriva Yorkshire 1440
3021 - Arriva North East 1383
3022 - Arriva Derby 3724
3023 - Arriva Herts & Essex 3023
3024 - Arriva North East 1384
3025 - Arriva Herts & Essex 3024 (there was already a 3025 in that fleet)
3026 - Arriva North East 1385
3029 - Arriva North East 1387
3030 - Arriva North East 1388
3031 - Arriva North East 1389
3032 - Arriva Herts & Essex 3032
3033 - Arriva Northumbria 1390
3034 - Arriva Northumbria 1391
3035 - Arriva Northumbria 1392
3036 - Arriva Northumbria 1393
3037 - Arriva Northumbria 1394
3055 - Arriva North East 1397
3056 - Arriva North East 1398
3058 - Arriva Derby 3727
3062 - Arriva Midlands North 3805
3063 - Arriva Midlands North 3806
3064 - Arriva Midlands North 3807 (TUI7936)
3065 - Arriva Midlands North 3808 (TUI7937)
3066 - Arriva Midlands 3809 (TUI7938)
3067 - Arriva Midlands 3810
3068 - Arriva Midlands 3811
3069 - Arriva Herts & Essex 3791
3070 - Arriva Herts & Essex 3792
3071 - Arriva Herts & Essex 3793
3072 - Arriva Herts & Essex 3783
3073 - Arriva Herts & Essex 3784
3074 - Arriva Herts & Essex 3785
3075 - Arriva Herts & Essex 3816
3076 - Arriva Bed & Bucks 3817
3079 - Arriva Herts & Essex 3788
3080 - Arriva Herts & Essex 3789
3081 - Arriva Herts & Essex 3790
3082 - Arriva Northumbria 1537
3083 - Arriva Northumbria 1538
3084 - Arriva Northumbria 1539
3085 - Arriva Northumbria 1540
3086 - Arriva Northumbria 1541
3087 - Arriva Northumbria 1542
3088 - Arriva Northumbria 1543
3096 - scrapped???
3098 - scrapped (very early withdrawal after serious accident)
3103 - scrapped???
3107 - Arriva Beds & Bucks 3867
3108 - Arriva Beds & Bucks 3868
3109 - Arriva Beds & Bucks 3869
3110 - Arriva Beds & Bucks 3870
3111 - Arriva Beds & Bucks 3871
3112 - Arriva Herts & Essex 3781
3113 - Arriva North East 1524
3114 - Arriva North East 1525
3115 - Arriva North East 1526
3116 - Arriva North East 1527
3117 - Arriva North East 1528
3118 - Arriva North East 1529
3119 - Arriva North East 1530
3120 - Arriva North East 1531
3121 - Arriva North East 1532
3122 - Arriva North East 1533
3123 - Arriva Herts & Essex 3794
3124 - Arriva Beds & Bucks 3879
3125 - Arriva Herts & Essex 3796
3139 - scrapped???
3147 - Arriva Beds & Bucks 3873
3148 - Arriva Beds & Bucks 3874
3149 - Arriva Beds & Bucks 3875
3150 - Arriva Beds & Bucks 3876
3151 - Arriva Beds & Bucks 3877
3152 - Arriva Beds & Bucks 3878
3153 - Arriva Midlands 3799 (TUI7931)
3154 - Arriva Midlands 3800 (TUI7932)
3155 - Arriva Midlands 3801 - possibly scrapped???
3156 - Arriva Midlands 3802 (TUI7933)
3157 - Arriva Midlands 3803 (TUI7934)
3158 - Arriva Midlands 3804 (TUI7935)
3202 - withdrawn???

Any corrections and updates welcome.....

HTH

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  Northwich and Keanes?
Posted by: knutstransport - 07/02/2025 09:45 - Replies (1)

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?

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  Warrington Bus Station Closure
Posted by: M60lad - 12/01/2025 18:19 - Replies (1)

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.

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  North West Traffic Commissioners Notices & Proceedings 2025
Posted by: St Helens Rider - 02/01/2025 18:42 - Replies (13)

Happy New Year.

New thread for new year.

Registrations:

None of note.

Variations:

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.



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  Northern rail replacement buses on Sunday
Posted by: knutstransport - 22/12/2024 12:30 - Replies (8)

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.

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  Drivers returning to their old routes after a long gap
Posted by: knutstransport - 26/08/2024 10:43 - No Replies

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.

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  Metroline Manchester
Posted by: gka472l - 26/07/2024 17:14 - Replies (20)

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

BK10MEV
BK10MFA
BK10MFE
BK10MFF
BK10MFO
BV10WVX

HTH

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  Merseytravel to be renamed.
Posted by: NathanR - 19/07/2024 17:39 - Replies (8)

The ECHO has confirmed today that in future, Merseytravel will be renamed as 'Transport For Liverpool City Region'
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liv...e-29576767

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