Howards/Springfield

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RE: Howards/Springfield

(30/06/2015 18:11)Nicholas Wrote:  Due to the financial constraints, local authorities are focusing on the weekday service. It is deemed more important to provide services to schools, council offices and health facilities. On a Saturday, the only thing that is usually available are the shops.

Over in Cheshire East they seem to have said to operators "Could you try running the route without a subsidy?" when the contracts have come to an end.

High Peak tried it with both the 27 Macclesfield-Knutsford bus and the 300 Knutsford circular but their attempts failed miserably. However, then Vale Travel (GHA) had a go at running the 27 commercially and D&G had a go at running the 300 commercially and things have gone better.

Fortunately with the 88 Altrincham-Wilmslow-Knutsford bus, Cheshire East decided to reduce the subsidy instead of axe it and GHA decided they could run an enhanced service with new buses with a lower subsidy due to rising passenger numbers and they won the contract award.