(11/06/2016 14:09)Dentonian Wrote:  And don't forget the 200 is subsidised - four different Authorities - so presumably, they should be re-imbursed.

As regards the incident local to you, I'm at a loss as to who it might be because I believe one of the questions TFGM want the Government to clarify is the continued role of the TCs if Franchising goes ahead. This is presumably because they have been far too lenient over the behaviour of certain Operators - all of which have thankfully now gone out of business - over the last 30 years. I know what you are trying to say with the (quote) "5 minutes *in front of a duplicate* First service, but it does remind me of the argument that (100 year old commercial) bus services should not be allowed to compete with (two year old, heavily pubicly financed) Metrolink services.

(12/06/2016 09:06)M60lad Wrote:  Apparantly GHA's P1 didnt run for most of the afternoon yesterday due to flooding in Poynton and Hazel Grove, driver ended up sitting in Macclesfield until his late turn in the evening

(12/06/2016 09:51)knutstransport Wrote:  If the roads are closed on the route then it's reasonable to not expect the operator to run the service. Although, passengers will likely appreciate updates on the Internet about services being suspended and when they are likely to resume, which is something all the big operators tend to do.

However, I recall one winter a few years back on a weekday GHA told all their Tarvin drivers to return to the depot mid-afternoon due to snow. That resulted in the 88 route being suspended when there wasn't a flake of snow in the area and many commuters finding there was no bus to take them home. There's been similar situations with High Peak's Cheshire routes. Obviously situations like this aren't good for passengers especially when there's no clear communication to passengers. A lot of passengers wouldn't expect snow in Wales that's crept across as far as Chester to suspend a bus service between Altrincham, Wilmslow and Knutsford.

(12/06/2016 16:27)Depotosw Wrote:  A quick look at the storage section of the old Bryn Melyn yard of GHA in Ruabon this afternoon as was passing, from left to right:

V7 GHA, Dennis Dart / Plaxton MPD
P5 VLT [P281 XYS], Volvo B10M / Plaxton (coach - yellow livery)
J935 CYK, Leyland Tiger / Plaxton (coach)
YN08 NXK Volvo B7RLE / Plaxton Centro (Tanat Valley livery, accident damaged)
K656 UNH, Leyland Olympian / Northern Counties Palatine (former Dobsons yellow livery)
R669 UCC, Mercedes-Benz 814D / Marshall (Bryn Melyn livery)
Un ID Coach
V531 GDS, Volvo B10BLE / Wright Renown (unused condition, ex Go North East)

Also in the main ex Bryn Melyn yard, now the car park is R847 PRG, Volvo B10BLE / Wright Renown (unused condition, ex Go North East).

Hope of interest
Chris

(12/06/2016 17:19)326VFM Wrote:  Last few weeks ago Olympian K656UNH (ex-Dobsons yellow livery) parked at Ellesmere Port bus station few times. Sat here all most of the day. Now is Sorn off the road.

(14/06/2016 10:54)solo Wrote:  Providing theres enough vehicles maybe agency drivers would be short term quick fix for any company needing extra drivers?....

Quote:Surely the levels of unreliability of services not running cannot continue to carry on.