GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

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

(12/06/2016 09:51)knutstransport Wrote:  If the roads are closed on the route then it's reasonable to not expect the operator to run the service. Although, passengers will likely appreciate updates on the Internet about services being suspended and when they are likely to resume, which is something all the big operators tend to do.

However, I recall one winter a few years back on a weekday GHA told all their Tarvin drivers to return to the depot mid-afternoon due to snow. That resulted in the 88 route being suspended when there wasn't a flake of snow in the area and many commuters finding there was no bus to take them home. There's been similar situations with High Peak's Cheshire routes. Obviously situations like this aren't good for passengers especially when there's no clear communication to passengers. A lot of passengers wouldn't expect snow in Wales that's crept across as far as Chester to suspend a bus service between Altrincham, Wilmslow and Knutsford.

I suppose they have to judge it on conditions around the depot. In high peaks case Dovestones often gets heavy snow when other parts of Derbyshire, Manchester and Cheshire have non so it's a case of can byses and drivers safely from and then back to the depot.