Greater Manchester Tenders

[knutstransport]

RE: Greater Manchester Tenders

(23/01/2022 11:46)Metroline1511 Wrote:  The loss of route 288 suggests D&G prefer to focus on Cheshire & Staffordshire tenders rather than GM tenders.

Little Gem won the 288 contract last year, when the Sunday service got reinstated having been withdrawn due to the COVID pandemic.

D&G have been running a weekday PVR of 8 from Wincham, with the 82 (PVR of 3) being run from Crewe for quite a while now, so there may be issues with them recruiting drivers for North & Mid Cheshire/South Manchester. It was suggested the Wincham outstation was so they could run Northwich services, where there's a lot more bus routes than Knutsford and Wilmslow. However, other than the 89, the Sunday locals and a John Deanes service they haven't been awarded any Northwich contracts. The 48 would have seemed ideal for a small operator - it was Howards first contract - but that's just gone to Stagecoach.