GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

[Aaron's Transport Pictures]

RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)
Timetable for service 16/ 16A is now available on G.H.A. Coaches' Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/235026766201/ph...=1&theater

[DVL418]

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

(28/04/2015 10:25)knutstransport Wrote:  Indeed. There's at least 13 active routes registered under Vale of Llangollen Travel licences, even if a lot of the Vale Travel services are operated by GHA or Cheshire Connect liveried buses or even unbranded buses on some school/college runs.

To be pedantic, they will actually be running 'on hire' to Vale Travel as the O discs displayed will carry the name of Vale Travel and its licence number, even if the vehicle itself is in GHA livery and/or carrying GHA legal lettering.

HTH

[knutstransport]

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

(01/05/2015 11:04)Aarons Transport Pictures Wrote:  Timetable for service 16/ 16A is now available on G.H.A. Coaches' Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/235026766201/ph...=1&theater

'The newest buses in Warrington' sounds like they're indirectly confirming the new Metrocities will be on that route.

[knutstransport]

RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)
Their version of the new 45 timetable is interesting:
https://www.facebook.com/235026766201/ph...=1&theater

They've got 45C services on there running to Mid-Cheshire College via John Deanes College, while the 17:40 Northwich-Warrington only appears to run beyond Great Budworth if requested. Even the final stop (Warrington Interchange) is shown as On Request Only.

[LJ51 DDA]

RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)
The new Metrocitys were always destined for Warrington (Think Ron made that point a long time ago) i have just seen a photo of YJ15AWN with its vinyls etc applied and by god does it look awful.

[DLG817]

RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)
The new livery of the MetroCity can be found here

[trawscymru27]

RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)
Thing is, though, they only have 2 MetroCities (MetroCity's?) but the 45/45A/16/16A will require 3 buses (I think, from a quick look at the timetables). Then there'll be a need for a further bus for the 45C college days bus. So there must be at least one other vehicle out each day, unless they buy some more new ones.

[GHA Coaches]

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

(01/05/2015 16:29)trawscymru27 Wrote:  Thing is, though, they only have 2 MetroCities (MetroCity's?) but the 45/45A/16/16A will require 3 buses (I think, from a quick look at the timetables). Then there'll be a need for a further bus for the 45C college days bus. So there must be at least one other vehicle out each day, unless they buy some more new ones.

The main 45 and 16's are all interowrked on a 3 bus cycle and there is a 3rd bus earmarked for the same branding and treatment as the MetroCitys, but for a short time the 3rd bus will be a DAF SB120.

The extra college 45C journeys are to be worked with a Plaxton Interurban fitted with a ETM and destination display, normally R636.

[SLTRegular]

RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)
That Metrocity looks awful but it also look's to be taken in bad light

[knutstransport]

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

(01/05/2015 16:26)DLG817 Wrote:  The new livery of the MetroCity can be found here

I don't understand why the buses were delivered in GHA Gold base colours and then they go for a non-GHA Gold livery. The Solo SRs for Nantwich services have the wi-fi and leather seats but have the new standard GHA livery, but then maybe they didn't want a livery that can't be mistaken for a Network Warrington bus.