GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

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RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)
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The Local Authorities have been working hard to find operators to take on former GHA routes. Interestingly as the routes will not yet be registered no fares are being collected on the examples I have seen which include the following

Route X1 (Chester) - Mold - Ruthin - Townlynx - W181XMA

Route 2 Mold to Ruthin via Eryrys - Townlynx - W173XMA

Route 14 Mold to Denbigh - Llew Jones - MX07JOJ

SP1/2 Mold to Ellesmere Port - Stagecoach - PX55EGD

Clearly there are many teething problems. Townlynx have not yet managed to get the destinations programmed but have good window signs. The SP1/SP2 route is to be worked by both Arriva and Stagecoach. The Arriva example was not seen but Versa 999 CX11EVH was beleived to be working. Flintshire CC staff were route training the drivers and there was not sufficient personnel to meet the demands. The Llew Jones Solo had to leave Mold late after the driver had to take a statutory break. Normally the GHA driver would have had a releif driver for this task.