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RE: Maytree Travel - Bolton - SF07 - 19/09/2012 20:11
(19/09/2012 18:08)old goat Wrote: Sad to see Bolton News reporting Driver of Free Bus having heart attack at the wheel yesterday. Their forum reports that he died later but no verification of this on BN website
Terrible news.
Coverage of the story from the Bolton News website. Sadly, the Bolton News website now say that the driver has died in hospital. The driver was named in previous article as Mike Hamza.
RIP
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/local/9935828.print/
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/local/9937251.Bus_driver_injured_in_crash_dies/
RE: Maytree Travel - Bolton - skemnational - 19/09/2012 22:53
Yes very sad news
RE: Maytree Travel - Bolton - SF07 - 26/09/2012 19:25
A week late, M.E.N. coverage on the sad news about the death of the Maytree driver.
http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1589679_family-of-bus-driver-who-collapsed-at-wheel-and-died-pay-tribute
RE: Maytree Travel - Bolton - Damien - 27/09/2012 01:11
(26/09/2012 19:25)SF07 Wrote: A week late, M.E.N. coverage on the sad news about the death of the Maytree driver.
http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1589679_family-of-bus-driver-who-collapsed-at-wheel-and-died-pay-tribute
Had, the pleasure of being driven by him numerous times.
RE: Maytree Travel - Bolton - SF07 - 27/09/2012 20:00
Maytree changes listed in the TFGMC Forthcoming Changes to Bus Network document:
From 2 October (confirmed on TfGM Bus Service Changes page):
*95 - Re-routed via Whitefield Interchange. Last journey from Pendleton to terminate at Whitefield instead of Bury
*502/503 - Evening journeys withdrawn
From 28 October:
*502/503 - All remaining journeys withdrawn
*597 - Times changed with the route to Laneside and Lowton revised. Alternate buses will run to Lowton or Laneside on a hourly basis while maintaining the half-hourly service between Leigh Infirmary and Leigh Sports Village
RE: Maytree Travel - Bolton - St Helens Rider - 27/09/2012 20:19
Will the 2 early and afternoon journeys still extend to Newton on the 597?
RE: Maytree Travel - Bolton - SF07 - 27/09/2012 21:43
(27/09/2012 20:19)St Helens Rider Wrote: Will the 2 early and afternoon journeys still extend to Newton on the 597?
There was no mention of any change, so presumably, that will continue.
RE: Maytree Travel - Bolton - St Helens Rider - 27/09/2012 21:50
Thanks for that. Not surprised that the section to Lowton is being reduced as whenever I've seen the service in that area, I've hardly seen anybody using it.
RE: Maytree Travel - Bolton - SF07 - 28/09/2012 19:44
Maytree have got a Facebook page, which they say will be used for 'service updates and ticketing'.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Maytree-Travel/360174820730901
RE: Maytree Travel - Bolton - SF07 - 28/09/2012 20:05
Looks like some of the hybrids that were in use on the 9 will be heading to Oldham for use on the Metroshuttle service, which will run every 20 mins.
http://oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/8/news-headlines/73776/metrolink-shuttle-bus-is-going-green