Halton Transport

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RE: Halton Transport
The rumors were indeed correct! Details of service alterations below:

From Sunday 29 July 2012

2
Service 2 will operate with an improved 20 minute service.
Extra morning and afternoon peak hour journeys.
One journey each hour will extend to West Bank to replace the Service 14 journeys that currently operate to West Bank. The afternoon peak hour service to West Bank is improved.

2A
One journey every hour on Service 2 will be diverted to serve the Widnes Waterfront area which is great news for passengers wishing to enjoy the cinema and other attractions at The Hive. On these Service 2A journeys to Widnes it's the same route as now to Green Oaks, then via The Hive, Lugsdale Road (for Tesco) to Vicarage Road, returning via Widnes Road, ASDA, The Hive, Green Oaks and as now.

12
Monday to Saturday journeys via Hough Green Station (Service 12) are withdrawn.

12A
On Sunday, new Service 12A will operate between The Hive and Coronation Drive & Ditchfield Road, every 30 minutes. The existing hourly Sunday Service 14C via Coronation Drive is replaced by this new, improved service.

14
Off peak, evening and Sunday journeys will terminate in Queen Square in Liverpool.
Morning and afternoon peak hour journeys will continue to serve Dale Street and Lord St.
The hourly service to West Bank is replaced by an improved Service 2.
Extra journeys in the morning and afternoon peak hours.

14A
Two journeys every hour will be diverted to serve the Widnes Waterfront area, all day, every day, which is great news for passengers wishing to enjoy the cinema and other attractions at The Hive. On Service 14A journeys to Widnes it's the same route as now to Green Oaks, then via The Hive, Lugsdale Road (for Tesco) to Vicarage Road, returning via Widnes Road, ASDA, The Hive, Green Oaks and as now. Most evening journeys will terminate at The Hive.

14C
Sunday Service 14C journeys are withdrawn (Coronation Drive will enjoy an improved 30 minute Service 12A on Sundays). Sunday Service 14 will operate every 30 minutes throughout the day.

Personally I am gutted about the 12 being withdrawn as I do like that, always like a longer ride home sometimes, nearly always has SPDs on it as well!
However from a regular passengers point of view, all other changes are definitely for the better, offering much improved services serving more of Widnes more regularly.
Now then, at face value, it does look like these changes will incur an increased PVR. Thats how it LOOKS to me, maybe someone who can work out these things can possibly work out the overall PVR of things as I am definitely under the illusion that more regular services spanning a wider area will need more vehicles to operate it. Perhaps a reprieve for Darts 71-74? We shall see!
Overall however, well done Halton, it seems you finally have passengers' interests at heart!