GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

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

(18/12/2015 20:51)Nwales Bus Wrote:  The problem that GHA have now is wether or not they wish their competitors to enter the market, Routemaster Buses are growing in the Crewe, Nantwich area and D&G Bus currently operate in Macclesfield, would a reduction in Macclesfield allow the competition to grow and compete on other services???

It's hard to predict what GHA or D&G will do in Cheshire.

It was surprising that D&G registered the 300 Knutsford Circular daytime service commercially after High Peak withdrew the service, given D&G had no other bus routes in Knutsford. They do now run the D&G Little Bus flexible service in the Knutsford area.

However, when Cheshire East put the Friday/Saturday evening Macclesfield services out to tender (which D&G had acquired as a result of buying Bakerbus) GHA were the only operator to put in a bid.

GHA no longer operate the Holmes Chapel-Sandbach or the Northwich-Frodsham services. I don't know if that was a case of GHA not being interested in those routes (which are infrequent with low patronage) or a case of whether smaller operators offered to run the services for lower subsides. I think the 289 service comes up for renewal next year, it'll be interesting to see what happens with that.