Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

(01/07/2013 20:26)Valandil Wrote:  

(29/06/2013 06:10)M60lad Wrote:  A route that might be a good idea for St Helens is a Warrington-St Helens via Winwick Road, Gemini & Burtonwood and St Helens Hospital via a similar route to what Fairways 339 used to take before they went out of business as despite what people think the 339 was a busy route, I was talking about this with Motormayhem last night and we were in agreement that if only management would listen that it could probably work

I agree, and am surprised that Arriva didn't try to get their hands on the tender money to do the Collins Green - Burtonwood - Gemini journeys presently operated in the form of Warrington Coachways's service 33.
There is a lot of layover in the 329 timetable at the Warrington end, so re-routing via Gemini and re-numbering say the journeys which terminate at Daresbury should work!

I would hardly say there is a lot of layover in the timetable - in fact I would say it is pretty much right as Winwick Road at peak time is a nightmare, plus it has to cope with Bank Quay etc. on some journeys at peak time too.

Think you would struggle for demand for another 30 minute service between St Helens and
Warrington but a hourly service might work.

On the talk of the 329, the 6.50am service was 25 minutes late this morning. Came into St Helens B.S with 329 but left out of service. Very bad in my opinion as what if you wanted to go to Daresbury Tech Park?

Not unusual for the 329 I get to be late of a morning either. Highly annoying as it comes straight from the depot and causes me to miss my connection. A complaint will be going in the next time it happens!