Cheshire East Bus Service Improvement Plan

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RE: Cheshire East Bus Service Improvement Plan

(31/08/2024 10:31)knutstransport Wrote:  I thought the High Peak and D&G combined ticket was a commercial offering. Pre-COVID the D&G 'Network Return' was valid on High Peak services in the Macclesfield area only and now D&G weekly tickets are valid on the 130 route 7 days a week, even though the Sunday services are operated by High Peak. The poster at Macc bus station on the £20 Macclesfield D&G/High Peak poster is in D&G colours and I don't think it mentions ANSA or Cheshire East. (I hope it's being removed now the cheaper ticket is launching on Monday but it was there last Saturday).

I know there was the ticket acceptance in place pre Covid. It was always suggested that this was BSIP funded and no one has ever said otherwise. The poster was D&G colours etc as it was only valid on D&G and High Peak.

(31/08/2024 10:31)knutstransport Wrote:  Ideally there should also be a Macclesfield town ticket and a wider Macclesfield area ticket - maybe even including journeys going as far out as Handforth, Knutsford and Buxton.

D&G Network zone would cover that already. Only issue is some prat called it 'Network return' rather than 'day ticket'.

(31/08/2024 10:31)knutstransport Wrote:  Same with Crewe. One Crewe town ticket and a wider area option including other towns in South Cheshire.

Supposedly Cheshire East are using Macclesfield as the test area for multi operator tickets before considering Crewe and Nantwich areas.