Warrington's Own Buses

[Katie]

RE: WBT Network Warrington

(13/08/2015 17:43)Valandil Wrote:  knutstransport may be thinking of the time of arrival at Northwich before heading on to Warrington perhaps? As this will generally be 9 minutes before GHA's 45 departs for Warrington. This is because the 46 will generally have 5 minutes' stand time at Northwich in this direction (much greater than the 2 minutes it gets in the other direction and the 0 minutes at the Wincham terminus no doubt because they want the 46 to run the 4-5 minutes ahead of GHA's 45 on the Wincham-Northwich stretch).
I think it's a little disappointing that Network Warrington is withdrawing completely from Antrobus -- would have been nice to reroute the 46's through there like what happened when the 6's no longer operated through to Lymm and the 5 was rerouted through Statham -- though I appreciate that there probably aren't that many passengers to be found there and it might take a minute or two longer to divert through there.

I also think it's interesting that they're calling the short journey to Stretton a 46 rather than a 9.
It will almost be possible to link up with the 8A to Hatton or the 8 from Hatton if travelling towards Warrington -- they miss each other by just a couple of minutes.

Yes you are probably correct Knutsford Transport probably has confused the time of arrival At Watling Street and the time of departure to Warrington. However, I think it is important to note the time of departure from Warrington to Northwich on the 46 is generally on the hour and not five minutes before GHA Coaches except on three of the 13 daily trips. This is twenty five minutes after GHA Coaches service. You have a valid point regarding Antrobus although I think I am correct in saying the 46 NW Service has never passed through the village. A good point that you raise on the 8a Hatton although of course the number 46 will return from Stretton to Warrington on the A49 the route of the 46/9 whereas the 8a will travel to Warrington via Appleton Thorn and the Cobbs Estate.