GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

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

(13/07/2016 21:17)Nwales Bus Wrote:  Stagecoach will be operating the 55 tomorrow, albeit on a revised timetable. This must cause some concern at the Rhyl Depot and the division Headquaters in Bangor

Alarm bells for sure and more so at Aintree with Stagecoach working as far as Denbigh and Corwen! I think it would be expected that ARRIVA Midlands will take back the Shropshire work they lost to GHA between Oswestry and Shrewsbury depots whilst Wrexham depot (Caego) you would expect to expand in Wrexham and surely must be favourite for the 5 Llangollen services (5C to Cefn Mawr not needed as Oswestry depot cover same section as a 2C) but a lot of work duplicates already covered sections, one to watch will be Wrexham to Denbigh. The interest will be in Cheshire longer term, Ellesmere Port would been favoured by Stagecoach but the Tarvin work such as the 82 long term surely will be pruned back to a hourly service, Stagecoach are reported to have it as cover but you would expect ARRIVA Winsford to be interested (mind they got rid when Crewe closed).

I guess time will tell, thoughts go to the drivers been put in this situation and loss of jobs, I wish them the best for the future, most I have found were very helpful and friendly on using services regularly.