High Peak

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RE: High Peak

(08/02/2016 14:26)Mayneway Wrote:  Im confused regarding the 394. When speedwell operated it it was fully subsidised. Speedwell went bump and im pretty sure High Peak took it over commercially, then months later wanted to drop just the Saturday journeys because it didn't pay, DCC put the Saturday journeys to tender which Smiths of Marple won then changed their minds so DCC awarded it to High Peak. I also thought this was the reason only the weekday journeys were extended to Stockport BS last year as the Saturday runs were subsidised.

If it's right it's certainly a blow for locals In Glossop. High peak recently wanted to drop two early morning 394 journeys and only after a local campaign by a school caretaker who claimed her and many others would have to give up work and college etc, DCC claimed it was down to High Peak and nothing to do with them and after a lot of local presure they gave in and reinstated an early journey.

I think there was a little more to it. I think the order of events was

Speedwell go bump
High peak take on the emergency tender
Smiths get the permanent tender
High peak register commercially
Smiths contract cancelled
Later on high peak deregister saturdays, which then get subsidised.
Followed on by various tinkering, extensions and retrenchments, which offered no stability.

To make this route viable, it really needs to be combined with a school journey (perhaps the smiths school service at the glossop end).