Howards/Springfield

[iMarkeh]

RE: Howards/Springfield

(10/10/2023 12:30)Valandil Wrote:  The new 10 service takes quite an interesting route and even serves Daresbury Sci Tech in the peaks!
https://bustimes.org/services/10-blackca...nterchange

Shame this information is only just becoming available.

And the information is missing all intermediate stops because the agent doing Howard's open data is clearly incompetent. Timing points only, good luck to everyone working out the invetween stops. Also there is now a great situation where in the morning, 3 buses leave Warrington Interchange for Daresbury Park within 13 minutes of eachother between the X30, 62 and new 10. Colossal waste of taxpayers money.

[knutstransport]

RE: Howards/Springfield
Seems they've now got a Solo and a Fiat bread van for the new contracts:
https://www.flickr.com/groups/1870297@N24/pool/

That type of Fiat bus didn't work well on the TfGM contracts around Altrincham. The drivers slowed down to around 5mph before crossing the rumble strips on Runger Lane and the vehicles still shaked quite violently!

[B10B6514]

RE: Howards/Springfield
Howard's bought 4 Solos a couple of months ago for Stagecoach North Scotland, 2 for service and 2xfor resale.

One, SV08FZR, was immediately sold to British Blue Tours of Tranmere, repainted all over grey, and re-registered to K99BBT. This has since been loaned back to Howard's in exchange for Scania F12HOW to remedy a coach shortage.