Arriva North West - Bolton Depot

[Jack]

RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot
They lose that too later in the year don't they.

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot
Yea, Someone else got it from July

[Jack]

RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot
What routes will Bolton have left after they've lost these contracts? Other than the services listed on the Arriva website there are more such as one in Bury I didn't know about, even if they are only evening or Sunday services.

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot

(24/02/2015 00:40)jcksmnr Wrote:  What routes will Bolton have left after they've lost these contracts? Other than the services listed on the Arriva website there are more such as one in Bury I didn't know about, even if they are only evening or Sunday services.

They have lost a hell of a lot of Contracts this time around, Here is a list of Services Bolton Depot will operate once the Tenders change hands:

10 Manchester - Brookhouse Estate (Commercial)
362 Wigan - Chorley (Commercial)
494 Bury - Fern Grove (Sunday Daytime TFGM Tendered)
510 Bolton - Bury (Sunday Daytime TFGM Tendered)
525 Bolton - Astley Bridge (Sunday Day and Evening TFGM Tendered)
527 Bolton - Smithills Hall (Sunday Day and Evening TFGM Tendered)
534 Bolton - Oldhams Estate (Mon - Sat Daytimes on Commercial Basis and all Sunday day and evening TFGM Tendered)
535 Bolton - Belmont (Some trips Commercial others are Tendered)
537 Bolton - Astley Bridge (Commercial)
538 Bolton - Dunscar (Evening and Sunday TFGM Tender)
575 Bolton - Wigan (Mon - Sat Commercial Sundays part Tendered)
715 Bolton - Wigan (Mon - Say Daytime Commercial)

Not forgetting that they have a number of TFGM Tendered School Contracts as well

[Jack]

RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot
Thank you for the list, a massive come down since Blue Bus days then.

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot

(24/02/2015 01:37)jcksmnr Wrote:  Thank you for the list, a massive come down since Blue Bus days then.

Indeed it is, i also forgot to put the 10 in the original list

[Metroline1511]

RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot

(23/02/2015 21:33)SF07 Wrote:  The 79 is still registered by Arriva, which would intersect with the 10 at Salford Shopping Centre.

Thanks for letting me know, as I had forgotten route 79 being Arriva. I rarely if ever see it anyway! I rode it last Saturday, and as the first journey of the day was 15 minutes late at Stretford, this might explain why I hardly knew this route. I felt like seeing the route through MediaCity. I was surprised about Solo 660 being recently refurbished. (I wonder what it is with Arriva delays, as by chance I caught the first evening 370 at Stockport, as this was 20 minutes late too).

[SF07]

RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot
Arriva confirming the loss of its Salford minibus network and the evening/Sunday 715 service. Also some changes to the 535, while the 539 will be withdrawn too.

http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-west/up...pril-2015/

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot

(11/03/2015 19:18)SF07 Wrote:  Arriva confirming the loss of its Salford minibus network and the evening/Sunday 715 service. Also some changes to the 535, while the 539 will be withdrawn too.

http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-west/up...pril-2015/

Thanks for posting this, i was Not aware of the 539 getting Withdrawn, Just another in a long line of Losses for Arriva Bolton

[Gillmoss 0324]

RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot
If Bolton were to lose any more work is it possible Arriva could run these services from St Helens and Wythenshawe? Seems to be shrinking quite a lot that Bolton network to what Stagecoach Ribble/Lancashire United/Blue Blus used to have!