Warrington's Own Buses

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RE: WBT Network Warrington
RSTurbo50,

As a fellow Warrington resident I see you are somewhat biased towards WBT. £5.50 is very steep for a day rover, when you can consider the distance travelled vs the price paid, even forgetting weekly and monthy tickets, I offer the following example:

Knutsford Rd/Wash Ln to Warrington Town Centre:

£2.20 single on WBT
£1.80 return on Fairbrothers.

So thats £4.40 compared to £1.80, thats more than a saving of a quid, and think of someone who takes that journey 3-4 times a week, but isnt guarenteed to Need to use the bus 5 out of 7 days. That works out at quite a saving over time.

And on the topic of WBT rises, has anyone taken into account the over-the-top fare rises, even adding up for the fuel price increase, Oil plummeted recently with at the pump garage prices dropping as much as 20p a litre, that must have a knock-on effect in the industry for a smaller operator like WBT who AFAIK doesnt hedge their fuel prices.

You also say about maintained vehicles and such, yes Fairbrothers Trident fleet isnt the newest, but remember that WBTs deckers are also the same ex-London ones, some even being near the same batch, so you have a moot point there. Plus they are also painted and clean, the insides arnt the likes of leather seating but then neither is WBT, and basic prices mean no frills al a Ryanair and Travelodge. You dont pay £40 for a hotel room and expect a mint on your pillow and the turn down team do you?

And as someone who used to IIRC drive for Fairbrothers, since jumping ship you seem to have made aa complete 180-degree swing on your opinion, not that im knocking it, there is just a bigger picture to look at.


And one more point, Fairbrothers mainly does the 1C, 16X and 21X, along with a few school and can still buy many 2nd hand deckers and suit them up nice, what did WBT last buy with all their increased fares? I certainly havnt seen anything different from them apart from route cuts...