GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

[Katie]

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

(10/02/2016 16:51)Valandil Wrote:  Since Network Warrington doesn't seem to be varying their 5/35 or 6 services at the same time (not that we know of yet anyway), their Northwich runs are likely either to continue departing Warrington at the same time or to depart 30 minutes earlier/later, and the same goes for arriving back in Warrington.
If this is a chop of 30 minutes off the route, likely to involve the removal of the Northwich to Higher Wincham section of the 46's route, then the variations would all make sense, as then the 8 and 10C would no longer interwork (in order for the 5/35/6/8/46 to continue to provide a service every 10 minutes to Stockton Heath), and this would then have knock-on effects on the 11's and 12's so that they and the 10C continue to provide a half-hourly service to Lower Walton in both directions.

(I'm replying on this thread for the sake of continuity. Perhaps it might be best to create a new thread relating specifically to the GHA / NW bus wars, as we keep talking about this subject with relation to one company then the other on either one of the two threads almost at random. Having said that, it might be quite a job sifting through old posts on both companies' threads to decide which of them should go in the new thread, if that would be necessary ... Any thoughts?)



You make some good points regarding the changes to take place from the 4th April.

I cannot see that NW will depart 30 mins earlier or later than now as that would mean on the half hour which would have them leaving the Warrington Interchange five minutes after GHA Coaches! To my mind the part of the journey from Northwich to Higher Wincham has probably proven to be hardly worthwhile and I would not be at all surprised if this section of the route was withdrawn.

Do you think NW might be considering returning to the 45 route?

I take your point with regard to a ten minute service to and from Stockton Heath although with GHA and Halton Transport both supplying services on the Stockton Heath route perhaps the ten minute NW service doesn't have to be strictly adhered to.