Diamond Bus North West

[iMarkeh]

RE: Diamond Bus North West

(01/01/2020 14:43)SF07 Wrote:  

• 126: Additional journeys from intu Trafford Centre to Leigh at 0730 weekdays and 0850 Saturdays.
• 517/574: Service 517 is merged into existing 574 route to form a through route between Bolton and Leigh via Middlebrook and Westhoughton, as service 574. Service runs hourly full route and half-hourly between Middlebrook and Leigh.
• 715: Monday-Saturday daytime service curtailed to run between Bolton and Westhoughton only.
  

126 I presume is placement trips to save dead running from Eccles?
517/574 is an interesting link. I don't think it will take many 'through' passengers (though Middlebrook) as the 715 and 582 will take the majority of passengers from Westhoughton and Leigh into Bolton. I presume this is primarily to make driver changes easier as then drivers can come off in Bolton rather than sending out shunt vehicles.
The 715 is a little bit of a shock. I Diamond would have kept that to try and compete for end to end passengers.