Operators based in North East Wales

[cx04axy]

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(17/07/2016 15:49)Garsty Wrote:  As reported on the Welsh-Bus-News Yahoo Group, ex Webberbus Versas YJ60 LTA and YJ60 LTF are with D Jones & Son (presumably for the 5, Wrexham-Llangollen) and were being prepared for service in the now rather cramped depot this afternoon.

I thought arriva were doing the 5

[Garsty]

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(17/07/2016 19:49)cx04axy Wrote:  I thought arriva were doing the 5

Arriva are but D Jones & Son have registered the service which I assume they will be starting tomorrow. It will be interesting to see what happens.

D Jones & Son have also registered the two Industrial Estate services, I believe these have not been running at all since GHAs demise, so these might be starting tomorrow as well.

Just to update that Paul Rogers has confirmed tomorrow as the start date: https://twitter.com/cllrpaulrogers/statu...2804951040
What appears to be a new twitter account for D Jones & Son also confirms they are running to the old GHA times: https://twitter.com/djonesandson
and Wrexham.com now has an article about it: http://www.wrexham.com/news/wrexham-indu...16266.html

[cx04axy]

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Didn't know they cud register the service so quickly. But there we go it is what it is

[LJ51 DDA]

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D Jones & Son MCV Evolution AE07DZB photographed on the 5 today

Photo here : https://www.flickr.com/photos/arrivanort...otostream/

[Aaron's Transport Pictures]

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Townlynx are going to be operating service 9 between Mold and Chester as of tomorrow.
http://www.flintshire.gov.uk/en/PDFFiles...hester.pdf

[DK09 GXY]

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(18/07/2016 20:12)Aarons Transport Pictures Wrote:  Townlynx are going to be operating service 9 between Mold and Chester as of tomorrow.
http://www.flintshire.gov.uk/en/PDFFiles...hester.pdf

Is it viable? The times I've seen it no one has been on it and if I remember correctly the services are infrequent too. Also do they have enough buses?

[Nwales Bus]

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(18/07/2016 20:18)DK09 GXY Wrote:  Is it viable? The times I've seen it no one has been on it and if I remember correctly the services are infrequent too. Also do they have enough buses?

The 17:13 from Chester is a well used service, with a large number of the passingers staff who work at the Countess of Chester Hospital

[YN05 WKE]

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(18/07/2016 20:12)Aarons Transport Pictures Wrote:  Townlynx are going to be operating service 9 between Mold and Chester as of tomorrow.
http://www.flintshire.gov.uk/en/PDFFiles...hester.pdf

I see the one to wrexham aint included..any news on 146 service yet?

[Aaron's Transport Pictures]

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X9 may get scrapped as patronage was quite low with some buses running empty.

[DK09 GXY]

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(18/07/2016 21:03)Aarons Transport Pictures Wrote:  X9 may get scrapped as patronage was quite low with some buses running empty.

I got on a few months ago at Broughton and no one was on it and no one got on all the way to Wrexham... A bigger taxi for like a tenth of the price in my favourite type of bus too!