Maytree Travel - Bolton

[gilesbus1]

RE: Maytree Travel - Bolton
I thought the 596 was purely commercial as its daytimes only, nothing beyond shopping hours. Yes it does reasonably well in parts, but I reemmber going back to GM Buses days and Heatons days on the 671 to 673 (GM Buses) and the 596 (Heatons Travel) that to see one person on the competitors buses was a miricle yet Jim was running around with full loads. THe 671-5673 ran every 20 minites on that section using Dodge S56's and Iveco 49.10's the Heatons vehicle was his solitary Pullman - F199BCW , it followed the Jim Stones vehicle directly behind which always seemd silly to me or directly in front and while Heatons carried few, Jim Stones carried a full load. In other words there is a loyality to Jim Stones by local people in Leigh that there isn't to other operators.

Yes I suspect Maytree may end up folding one way or another, probably along with Tyrers of Colne which is involved with Maytree and has a similar expansion patten itseslf having won routes off Fishwicks around Leyland in the evenings that require a shed full of dead mileage to operate them. One will bring the other down I suspect. There are of course few assets at Maytree as most vehicles are leased either from Mistral or TfGM and the depot is owned by Seddons construction and is on there land off Plodder Lane adjacent to their head office and used to be there company car section garage. So really appart fropm a solitary Volvo B7TL, and a collection of Three ex Bu-Val MPD's I can't think there are any other vehicles owned and even these might be leased.