GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

[The H man]

RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

(15/07/2016 08:01)knutstransport Wrote:  Is it 3 months for all councils or are you talking about one specific council.

The 289 and 10A (Friday and Saturday evening services between Macclesfield and Bollington) were up for renewal in September anyway. I wouldn't be surprised if Howards Travel had already placed a bid to run the 289 as it's the sort of bus route that can easily be operated by a smaller operator.

Last time the 10A was up for renewal D&G, who had acquired the service through the acquisition of BakerBus, didn't bid leaving GHA as the only operator who placed a bid. Cheshire East may have difficulty getting someone to run that service now - I doubt High Peak will want an evening service in Cheshire while it's too small a contract for a big operator like Arriva.

I didn't see the 289 up for tender, we did recently bid for the 200 but we were unsuccessful...

However, we are now going to operate the 200 from tomorrow.