Arriva North West - Wythenshawe Depot

[knutstransport]

RE: Arriva North West - Wythenshawe Depot

(15/09/2016 13:23)33109 Wrote:  The 88 last week was an absolute nightmare, buses running up to 30 mins late during school hours. Problem seems to be it's quite a lengthy run from knutsford - alty, traffic in & around altrincham atm is heavy due to their being a diversion in place near the bus station. Also around/wilmslow & knutsford congestion is chaotic to say the least.

The 88 doesn't work as a standalone route using 4 buses. If Arriva keep it they either need diagrams which integrate the 88 with another route or they need to use a 5th bus and route alternate buses via the Airport and scrap the Altrincham-Airport part of the 18 route (which would free up a bus.)

[knutstransport]

RE: Arriva North West - Wythenshawe Depot

(15/09/2016 16:41)Dentonian Wrote:  The 88 is a subsidised service, so unless Arriva register it commercially, this is ECCC's problem. The Alty-Airport section of the 18 IS being withdrawn from the end of October - as are other Airport services due to the competition from Metrolink.

Cheshire East specify a minimum level. Operators chose whether to provide the minimum level or not and whether to have diagrams incorporating multiple routes or not.

I thought TfGM were supposed to be enhancing and extending Airport bus services due to the new Amazon centre or are TfGM now expecting the 88 to carry everyone?

There's a lot of bus routes to the Airport where Metrolink is not a sensible alternative, including from Hale and Altrincham.

[33109]

RE: Arriva North West - Wythenshawe Depot
From looking at the cheshire east website today the 130 is changing from 30th oct.

Reduced to hourly but with a 30min frequency on the macc - wilmslow portion. Makes some sense as the daytime runs are fairly quiet except the peak hour duties.

[motormayhem1]

RE: Arriva North West - Wythenshawe Depot
2623 is now at Wythenshawe having picked it up myself this morning.

[Metroline1511]

RE: Arriva North West - Wythenshawe Depot
I don't think it's been mentioned here. It's just that plenty of evening journeys at least on route 263 tend to be Pulsar, not necessarily Sapphire, in place of Sapphire Enviro300s. Most daytime journeys use the correct type but I do occasionally see Pulsar 130s on route 263.

[knutstransport]

RE: Arriva North West - Wythenshawe Depot
Last Arriva 88 service from Knutsford last night was worked by an 07 reg Commander.

[ant17612]

RE: Arriva North West - Wythenshawe Depot

(22/10/2016 21:33)Metroline1511 Wrote:  I don't think it's been mentioned here. It's just that plenty of evening journeys at least on route 263 tend to be Pulsar, not necessarily Sapphire, in place of Sapphire Enviro300s. Most daytime journeys use the correct type but I do occasionally see Pulsar 130s on route 263.

For reasons unknown the 61 plate Pulsar's are preferred on late boards on the 263. The sapphire Enviro300s were never to be seen after 8/9pm. However a few have done the last trip off Piccadilly Gardens as of late.

[ant17612]

RE: Arriva North West - Wythenshawe Depot
3102 is out on the new 288 route tonight

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva North West - Wythenshawe Depot
665, 667 and 668 are here from Bolton, 2517 has moved to Bolton

[33109]

RE: Arriva North West - Wythenshawe Depot
Thought they'd been here a while? Usually the solos that work the 484.