Arriva North West - Winsford Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Winsford Depot

(20/04/2017 10:02)knutstransport Wrote:  We have the same issue with the 27 route. If you work in Knutsford the bus is useless unless you can work something like 8-4.30 or 9.30-6. If you work in Macclesfield and start at 8 or finish at 6 the bus is useless.

With Macclesfield having a lot of digital agencies they generally want to employ people who can stay late one night to finish a project with a short deadline and then finish early on another day. I've pointed this out to Cheshire East before but there response has been they feel the bus times (of Macclesfield services in general) meets the need of most people! Obviously the significant drop in patronage on the 27 service since the route went 2 hourly is nothing to do with it not running at the times people need to travel.

The 27 situation is a shame. Its got a an operator that appears to make an effort in cleanliness and timekeeping, but is let down by a rather intransigent council (with the not unusual 'we're right, your wrong' attitude) when it comes to the timetable. That service could be so much more, but is unfortunately let down by those who contract it.