Link Network (MD Bus & Coach)

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RE: Link Network (MD Bus & Coach)

(23/10/2016 19:36)Dentonian Wrote:  What a weird and pointless timetable. Apart from the ridiculous gaps you mention, the service is drastically reduced at the very times people want/need to travel, whether its workers, schoolchildren or shoppers. I could slightly understand such a poor timetable layout if it was restricted by slots, but as they also use different stands in the Interchange, even that argument wouldn't stand up. The only saving grace would be the cheap fares for short riders - and the fact that fares are published(!) - but even that is undermined by the absence of return or day tickets.

30 years on - and little has changed...............sigh!

Hi all, I've not been on for a while so thought id catch up on what's hot gossip on our 110 service. To answer your question, you may be aware that Network Warrington recently made huge changes to some of their services and 3 of which were to include Liverpool Road in Warrington. Liverpool road is as we call it "The Money Slot" of the 110 service and probably for any other operator that travels that way into Warrington Town Centre. When NW altered their times it seriously affected our revenue so we had to make changes. What we did was use each of the 3 buses we run to fit between 3 different services and that's why the time table looks untidy. As it happens one of our 3 bus times hasn't worked well at all and we are currently looking at removing this vehicle from the 110 completely if we cannot make it work between all the other services sharing Liverpool Road (This is working Progress).

We have been monitoring closely the bus times that Arriva have been operating over Christmas, maybe ive missed the Variation online somewhere but they have altered their times during the Christmas period to run 1 minute before us. Ill confirm this with the Traffic office in Leeds in the new year. As it happens our revenue has not been affected by their actions but if they are playing with us it may be time to extend and do the Runcorn Leg of the 110 too, We promised to stay off that patch if they left us to it!