Arriva North West - Winsford Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Winsford Depot

(28/02/2023 21:42)Raawwwrrr! Wrote:  All of whom have failed to make a commercial success of the route with a decline in both passenger numbers and income from concessionary fares, now with the rise in both fuel, wage and depot energy costs.

I do believe the 84 is probably the most viable route to be taken on by another operator, but it’s not the golden egg it’s made out to be

To be fair, GHA didn't intend on staying on it long, it was only done to try and get rid of Routemaster.
Routemaster gave it a go and maybe could have gotten somewhere if it wasn't for GHA also competing (I believe there was 5 buses per hour at that point between Tarvin and Chester) so they didn't have much of a chance.

I do think it's worth saying that no one has tried properly to encourage passengers onto the Cheshire bus networks and so nothing will change longer term. It's just a never ending spiral of decline until the network becomes a skeleton.