GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

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RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

(07/04/2016 16:50)GHA Coaches Wrote:  Although only 10 vehicles that regally operate into the TfGM area are being fitted with Ticketer machines the company has also purchased spare hand held versions of the machine, which work in exactly the same way as a fixed Ticketer so that if a bus with a Wayfarer TGX base plate is needed to be used on one of these services then a hand held machine attached to a plinth which fits the Wayfarer TGX base plate will be used.

That makes sense.

(06/04/2016 13:32)djb Wrote:  Re-opening macclesfield would mean less risk of a bus being used on a non-intended service when available, as its easier to micromanage a small yard (i think the registration was for 15 vehicles, vs ?50? at winsford&tarvin). Given that the majority from the depot would be gm, or branded other (eg beartown), having one extra vehicle (eg the 87 board) with a gm machine also would offer resilience for substitutions.

Just thinking about the possibility of reopening Macclesfield and Beartown, is their any real difference in the interiors between the Beartown buses and the 4 x Solo SRs? I think they all have leather seats, wi-fi and seat belts, as well as obviously been modern buses and having similar capacity. As the Solo SRs aren't branded for any route they almost seem like the ideal buses to fill in on the Beartown services if the usual buses aren't available.