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RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others) - Mayneway - 07/08/2016 22:39
(07/08/2016 21:18)motormayhem1 Wrote: Its annoying as there trying to get people out of there cars and on to public transport but that won't happen if say someone gives the bus a try for a week and out of 5 days the bus doesn't turn up on 2 of them days.
They would soon return back to there car when having to pay for taxis if the last bus don't turn up to get them home.
Im not blaming the local transport authorities as they can only work with what they have but the government need to look at public transport and public services to get people using public transport.
It's a catch 22 situation. Do LA's really want people using subsidied bus services? I think they don't. They see subsidised services as a hindrance and would prefer everything ran commercially but the Transport act provevts bus companies doing this as it insists every commercial bus service must turn a profit and pay for itself.
I won't go into too much detail but where I work a well used evening and Sunday service which connects two towns and a number of large council estates has recently been withdrawn by the LA and replaced with a 'local link' ring and ride style service mon-sat with noting on the Sunday. To use the service you have to be pre-registered so standing at a bus stop with your hand out won't work lol. But how is this apealing to people? I know of several people that used the bus service that won't now use the minibus service because having to prebook isn't always an option.
RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others) - knutstransport - 08/08/2016 12:19
Cheshire East are currently re-tendering the former-GHA services with new 5 year contracts set to commence on 24th October.
RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others) - DLG817 - 08/08/2016 21:34
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Llew Jones - Route 55/X5
From today (8th August) Llew Jones will be providing the 55/X5 service on behalf of Denbighshire County Council. The service had been, until last week, operated by Coastline of Rhyl using a minibus. The service from today will follow an emergency timetable and now includes certain journeys extended to Wrexham as the X5. I have updated my former GHA routes table accordingly - LINK
Llew Jones has also purchased from finance companies ex GHA Solo vehicles YJ54ZYB, YJ54ZYE, YM52TPV, YM52TPY and YJ06YSE
RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others) - DLG817 - 08/08/2016 22:16
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Auction of 80 plus former GHA vehicles.
Details of the Auction to be conducted by Landwood Group on behalf of the Administrators is as follows:-
Leyland Olympian & Scania Double Decker’s (up to 86 seats)
Volvo B7 & B10 Single Decker’s (up to 70 seats) BMC Yellow buses 60 seat.
Dennis Dart, Optare Solo’s, Mercedes Mini and Midi buses.
Powered by Gardner, Cummings, Scania, Mercedes, Volvo & DAF
Chassis’ by Optare, Dennis, Mercedes, Volvo, BMC, Ford and others
Other coaches, mini buses, panel vans & work shop equipment to be sold in September.
Bidding Opens: Tuesday 9th August at 10.00 am
Bidding Closes: Thursday 25th August from 11.00 am
Viewing: Tuesday 23rd August between 10am and 4pm
The auction will be conducted using Bidspotter
A preview catalogue can be downloaded - LINK
RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others) - knutstransport - 09/08/2016 10:15
(08/08/2016 21:34)DLG817 Wrote: .Llew Jones has also purchased from finance companies ex GHA Solo vehicles YJ54ZYB, YJ54ZYE, [b]YM52TPV, YM52TPY[/b] and YJ06YSE
YM52TPV was the one Tomlinson Travel had which GHA were reportedly going to refurbish before putting it in to service. Did it ever run a service with GHA?
RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others) - DLG817 - 09/08/2016 15:01
(09/08/2016 10:15)knutstransport Wrote: YM52TPV was the one Tomlinson Travel had which GHA were reportedly going to refurbish before putting it in to service? If so did it ever run a service with GHA?
No - I don't believe it ever went on service with GHA. It originally arrived at Winsford in Oct 2014 - it spent most of its time there either in the workshop or around the rear of the workshop - it was then towed to Ruabon in Dec 2014 where I believe it sat until it left on 4th August by low loader.
RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others) - DLG817 - 09/08/2016 15:05
(08/08/2016 21:34)DLG817 Wrote: .
Llew Jones - Route 55/X5
From today (8th August) Llew Jones will be providing the 55/X5 service on behalf of Denbighshire County Council. The service had been, until last week, operated by Coastline of Rhyl using a minibus. The service from today will follow an emergency timetable and now includes certain journeys extended to Wrexham as the X5. I have updated my former GHA routes table accordingly - LINK
Llew Jones has also purchased from finance companies ex GHA Solo vehicles YJ54ZYB, YJ54ZYE, YM52TPV, YM52TPY and YJ06YSE
Links to photos of two former GHA buses now with Llew Jones on former GHA routes - YJ54ZYB and YJ54ZYE
RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others) - knutstransport - 09/08/2016 15:52
(09/08/2016 15:05)DLG817 Wrote: Links to photos of two former GHA buses now with Llew Jones on former GHA routes - YJ54ZYB and YJ54ZYE
From those photos it doesn't look obvious that they are debranded Cheshire Connect Solos.
RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others) - Garsty - 09/08/2016 18:31
Wrexham Council seem surprised there has been a 'limited response' to last weeks tenders:
Wrexham.com Wrote:However today Wrexham Council confirmed there had been a limited response to the exercise and that and that only a few commercial transport operators responded to the tender. Those responses will now be examined as a way of getting buses back onto unserviced routes.Considering there are now only two bus operators based in the Wrexham area I am not massively surprised!
Speaking about the response to the procurement exercise, Cllr David A Bithell, Lead Member for Environment and Transport, said: “We are disappointed in the number of returns received, and officers will also explore all further options to mitigate services lost.”
RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others) - T42 PVM - 09/08/2016 19:19
Townlynx might also go in for some work as its not that far for them