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RE: South Lancs Travel

(24/06/2012 13:50)South Lancs Travel Wrote:  

(24/06/2012 12:33)FirstGroup Wrote:  

(17/06/2012 17:57)M60lad Wrote:  As I've mentioned before SLTs 126 seems to be tight for running time with no leeway what so ever in the timetable and that's before we start with any problems that the wonderful M60 like to throw at it from day to day, I've seen it quite a few times in Leigh running anything upto 15mins late which is why I think on Saturdays they have a vehicle spare in Leigh that goes out on time if the original bus is running late.

One thing I'd love to know is why in the past 126 hasn't been used much when it ran on Sunday's surely if loadings on Saturdays are anything to go by (I know it seems to be mainly schoolkids) then it should have been busy if not busier on the Sundays

They seriously need to do something about the 132, its by far the most unreliable service in Tyldesley and Atherton, used on both a schoolday where it was fair quiet and yesterday when it was busy, it should of arrived on friday at 1109, it arrived at 1121, yesterday the 1209 did not arrive till 1226!!! The amount of times they have changed the timetable and have still not resolved this problem is a joke! can't say its a one off thing too, the 12 is due at xx19 the hour and near enough always arrives before it!
Rant Over

Wonder what buses will operate the new 126's, new singles or the 2 double deckers?

Hmmm... I'll add the 132 to my list of services to look at. If anyone has any suggestions, let me know. A lot of the problems on this route are caused by the never-ending stream of roadworks that seem to blight the Wigan area.

As for the 126, the plan is to continue using the current double-decker, plus one of the Scanias (probably 71 or 72). On a Saturday there will be three buses, so one double-deck and two singles. The older double-decker is destined for service 300.

Any plans for any new buses soon, been none since the tempo's arrived back in 2010! Even second hand ones theres only been that 58 reg solo, apart from the strawberry buses of course