Halton Transport

[iMarkeh]

RE: Halton Transport

(01/10/2020 20:35)Valandil Wrote:  When there was the QBP on the 17, Arriva passes were accepted on Halton buses and vice versa.
The above suggests that Halton might not have been so happy about the QBP?
I reckon the QBP helped both companies though, because having a consistent service every 20 minutes was certainly better for regular users of that route like I was, and if I'd had to let one company's bus go past and wait for another frequently, that would have massively increased journey times and I'd probably have used an alternative way of making journeys.

It's worth saying that while it may have helped regular users get a more even service, for it to be worthwhile for the company, each operator needs to be even on each section of the route. That wasn't the case on the 17. North of Sutton Manor, you were much more likely to have an Arriva bus come along than a Halton bus (of the 12 buses every 2 hours, only 3 of those were Halton buses). Halton also didn't run very early if I remember so for buses before about half 7, you were most likely to get an Arriva bus.