Arriva North West - Winsford Depot

[iMarkeh]

RE: Arriva North West - Winsford Depot

(16/04/2023 11:24)knutstransport Wrote:  Railforums also suggests Cheshire West didn't award any contract for the W7 but the Cheshire West press release suggests otherwise.

Official information on the W7 is limited at the moment but a local councillor appears to have given additional details about the N4 on a Facebook group. It sounds like the N4 isn't a short term contract as he mentions the route will eventually see electric buses as Warrington's Own Buses move to an all-electric fleet.

The data for the W7 comes from the councils tender page where they changed the title to say not awarded and the tender was removed from public view on the tender page.

This means either someone has made a mistake, the W7 will be commercial, or the W7 will be ran using the councils minibuses under a Section 22 permit.


As for the tender length, the N4 tender is for 3 years with options to extend for an extra 2 years. The W7 is down for a 1 year tender, no option to extend.