JPT Bus Company

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RE: JPT Bus Company
I wouldn't be so sure of extra trips. The Eurobus branded ones will no longer run, with some of those journeys (not sure if all will move over or not until the new timetable is made public) being added into the normal JPT registration.
Replacing newer, low floor vehicles with either older low floors, or even step entrance Olympians from Go North East to replace the ex London buses, is a very good sign that they're reducing their assets or costs in order to match the income they're getting from the services. Yes, they got the Primo's, but 2 of them were 2nd hand (from Reays Coaches, YX60 DWP and DWV), while the others were dirt cheap pre-registered dealer stock that Plaxton couldn't sell, and they're financed.
Lets face it, OAP's don't pay any way, so they'll get on First because it is a nice new bus, unless the JPT bus is the first one to turn up when they're stood at their stop. Passengers needing to make onward journeys from Manchester will use a First pass to cover their other journeys as well, so the passenger base for them is rather restricted to people using stops along the 17 route and only the 17 route, or for people going shopping to Manchester and staying in Manchester centre.