High Peak

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RE: High Peak

(08/01/2013 18:23)SF07 Wrote:  

(15/12/2012 10:31)SF07 Wrote:  Changes in Glossop services from 14 January. Service 202 will be curtailed to run between Glossop and Gamesley only with new service 201 also introduced between the two places (202 runs via Simmondley). 394 will be re-timed to provide three buses per hour weekdays between Glossop and Gamesley (one on Saturdays).

http://www.highpeakbuses.com/Documents/2...140113.pdf

The changes for the 201, 202 and 394 haven't even taken place yet but it seems that this change won't last long, as the Derbyshire County Council website is reporting that High Peak journeys on the 201 and 202 will be withdrawn from 10 February.

The 394 will see its weekday timetable re-timed again on the same date as the 201/202 withdrawal, while High Peak plan to withdrawn the Saturday service on the 394 but Derbyshire CC are seeking a replacement.

http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/transport_r...efault.asp

Hardly surprising. The weekday 202's run by High Peak don't ever seem to carry double numbers of passengers compared to Stott's 341, and this 201 idea just seemed barmy. Presumably DCC will re-route the 341 to serve Simmodly Mon-Fri like it does on a Saturday.

As for the 394, it always worried me when they registered it commercially, and to be honest they seem to have a similar attitude to Speedwell about operating it, sticking anything with 4 wheels on it. I wouldn't be surprised if 6 months down the line the Mon-Fri service is dropped as well.

Who's likely to take on the Saturday 394's though?, personally I would have liked to see Smiths of Marple run it, although there was no promise of low floor vehicles. Other contenders being Stagecoach Manchester and maybe Stotts who have taken a liking to Glossop.