Halton Transport

[jon1]

RE: Halton Transport

(20/01/2020 20:22)johnluke Wrote:  You do need an opposition to arriva even simply selling the company for a pound as a going concern with investment clauses would be good rather than disappear altogether otherwise it means only arriva is in the area and they could do what they want..price rises cuts etc..
The work is there it just needs someone to come in and completely reshape the company..a fresh start

It's easy to say the words but the accounts speak for themselves. Halton have done what they can, stopped buying new buses, moved on to older buses and undesirable heavy weights that will have come cheap to buy but probably not so to run. They are saving on water as they get cleaned a lot less than they used to, haltons fleet used to always be immaculately presented, not so much these days.

There is really nothing left to cut back on, perhaps maintenance has been cut back on and that's why they are up in front of the TC, time will tell but having read the statements in the past 10 years or sos worth of accounts on companies House its clear the trend has been down for a long time and nothing they have tried has stopped it.

That said, there's also been a reluctance to try new things, there's sizable new estates around upton rocks, Derby Road etc that are not served by any real service, excluding the one that just goes around widnes. These areas might benefit and use a service that went to Liverpool but none exists currently.

The council is on the hook for a few quid, it's no surprise they will be having an EGM, the outcome of the date with the TC could be costly to HBC.