GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

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RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

(08/09/2015 20:32)Lynx Wrote:  I know the 88 was previously based out of Macclesfield but from what I've been told by various drivers on the 289 and 45 its now based out of Winsford. Doesn't make any sense really though, but equally it also explains the occasional appearances from Enviros on the 45. Don't get me wrong however, its not frequent. Also look at when GHA based the 45 out of Tarvin, it's not a massive distance but Winsford is a dam sight closer and a lot more convenient for most of the drivers.

Yet the Tarvin drivers who regularly worked the 88 route told passengers earlier in the year that they would no longer be on the route as all services were being transferred to Macclesfield, originally when the service went half-hourly half the services were Macclesfield based.

The 130 Sunday and Bank Holiday services between Macclesfield and Manchester seem to get the 88 branded buses but not the 42 branded buses or the Metrocities.

Does Winsford have any servicing facilities? If so it could be buses which need attention based at Macclesfield get sent there for attention. One of the 88 branded Enviros finished up on T3 services once last year after being sent to Ruabon for scheduled maintenance, before being returned to Tarvin.