Cheshire East Bus Service Improvement Plan

[knutstransport]

Cheshire East Bus Service Improvement Plan
Main points seem to relate to integrated ticketing, faster journey times and better connectivity. Crewe to Nantwich and Knutsford to Wilmslow have been identified as where the bus journey times are especially poor compared to car journey times. Note there's a letter from D&G Bus included saying they agree with the report, despite their policy of excessive padding in timetables! There's also an error in the fare table where it implies D&G charge £2.20 for all single journeys. Also interesting that it mentions Go Goodwins have a £4.50 day ticket and a £14 weekly ticket.

Proposals for Demand Responsive Transport have been put forward for the following areas:
• Northwest of Knutsford
• Surrounding Wilmslow
• South and West of Macclesfield
• East of Macclesfield
• Northwest of Crewe
• South East of Crewe.

https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/pdf/publ...p-2021.pdf

[iMarkeh]

RE: Cheshire East Bus Service Improvement Plan

(20/11/2021 16:37)knutstransport Wrote:  Main points seem to relate to integrated ticketing, faster journey times and better connectivity. Crewe to Nantwich and Knutsford to Wilmslow have been identified as where the bus journey times are especially poor compared to car journey times. Note there's a letter from D&G Bus included saying they agree with the report, despite their policy of excessive padding in timetables! There's also an error in the fare table where it implies D&G charge £2.20 for all single journeys. Also interesting that it mentions Go Goodwins have a £4.50 day ticket and a £14 weekly ticket.

Proposals for Demand Responsive Transport have been put forward for the following areas:
• Northwest of Knutsford
• Surrounding Wilmslow
• South and West of Macclesfield
• East of Macclesfield
• Northwest of Crewe
• South East of Crewe.

https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/pdf/publ...p-2021.pdf

Very interesting proposals though for frequency enhancements.
Macc 2, 4, 9 & 10 upto every 15 minutes.
Crewe 8 up to every 15 minutes, a Wistaston bus, I presume 84 up to every 15 mins. Also Shavington - Crewe - Leighton every 15 mins (there is 4bph between the 6 and 12 so I presume it's just formalising that).
Chester - Crewe 84 they want half hourly.
Plus an evening bus from Northwich, Winsford, Crewe to Shavington on evenings (I think I would much prefer this to be the 31 and 6/12 separately rather than a standalone evening route).


In Phase 2, they want improved pre AM peak and post PM peak services including on the Macc 2, 4, 14, 19 as well as the 88, 130 and 391/392 tenders.

[knutstransport]

RE: Cheshire East Bus Service Improvement Plan
The Local Transport Delivery Plans also identify some short and longer term bus proposals, following previous consultations:
https://moderngov.cheshireeast.gov.uk/ec...1&MId=8676

One interesting new one is a proposal to extend the 82 service to Knutsford.