Warrington's Own Buses

[Mayneway]

RE: WBT Network Warrington

(12/08/2014 19:47)RSTurbo50 Wrote:  ^^^^^

Pretty unattractive fleet, really? I'd say that was debatable.

While I admire Fairbrothers and there gutts for taking on the big boys in town (so to speak), FC Pictures does have a point. Do they really have the strength or coffers for that matter to run a network of services around Warrington to give passengers a cheaper alternative? I don't think they have.
The £1 to town idea worked well and I liked it but it seems to me it was a ploy to get enough fare paying passengers to switch and use them and then the fares were quickly hiked up. It's not rocket science to work out that charging passengers a £1 flat fare isn't sustainable long term when you consider the price of diesel, insurance and drivers wages etc.
The fleet is itty bitty. With vehicles in various liveries with different styles of branding etc. The £1 part of the '£1 to town' ripped off the front of he buses, and them god arwfull destination boards in the windscreen. It just strikes me as someone who's out to make a quick buck and dosen't want to spend any propper money on a decent image.
As I've said above I'm not knocking them, you carnt fault them for giving it a go but it needs one of the bigger companies to move in and shake things up. I'm not Stagecoach's biggest fan but it would be great to see them move in.