Warrington's Own Buses

[Valandil]

RE: WBT Network Warrington
Thanks to St Helens Rider on the VOSA thread for the following:

PC0001977/61 - WARRINGTON BOROUGH TRANSPORT LTD T/A NETWORK WARRINGTON, WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6PT
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Warrington (Interchange) and Northwich (Watting Street or Tesco) given service number 45,46 effective from 28-Jan-2013. To amend Route and Timetable.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: WBT Network Warrington
No problem mate - glad to be of assistance.

[Valandil]

RE: WBT Network Warrington
It seems that the new Fairbrothers services are in pretty much direct competition with Network Warrington, but with the 21x omitting Orford Park.

21x departs Warrington at 25 and 55 from 0855 to 1555 (1425, 1455, 1525 are SH only).
16x doesn't have a timetable yet, but it seems it's departing at 02 and 32 from 0902 to 1602 (1432, 1502, 1532 are SH only).

[St Helens Rider]

RE: WBT Network Warrington
Seen one of the hybrid Versa's on the 19 this afternoon in Leigh.

[Valandil]

RE: WBT Network Warrington

(04/01/2013 18:18)St Helens Rider Wrote:  Seen one of the hybrid Versa's on the 19 this afternoon in Leigh.

There was one on the 28(a) too!

[Nicholas]

RE: WBT Network Warrington

(04/01/2013 18:18)St Helens Rider Wrote:  Seen one of the hybrid Versa's on the 19 this afternoon in Leigh.

104 - saw it at Butts Bridge an hour ago.

[anw2015]

RE: WBT Network Warrington

(04/01/2013 18:20)Valandil Wrote:  

(04/01/2013 18:18)St Helens Rider Wrote:  Seen one of the hybrid Versa's on the 19 this afternoon in Leigh.

There was one on the 28(a) too!

I'm not too sure but I think there was two on the 28 this afternoon! There was even one on the 22 on Wednesday evening!!

[RSTurbo50]

RE: WBT Network Warrington
Interesting however that Fairbrothers still appear to be very low on numbers. Constantly seeing near empty buses driving round..

[Valandil]

RE: WBT Network Warrington
Well the changes have been announced!
http://www.warringtonboroughtransport.co...ables.html

3, 23(a) and 25 will all become every 20 minutes with 10 vehicles probably working 3 -> 23(a) -> 25 (decker operated?)
25c is withdrawn, and every 25 journey now operates via Copperfield Close.
4a becomes every 20 minutes (will probably have to interwork -- not sure what with -- since otherwise only 2 minutes' layover!)
5 becomes 7 days a week: hourly on Sundays in line with current 37(a)/38 timetable.
7c will terminate at Grappenhall Heys, 7a at Dudlows Green, both operating in different directions through the Cobbs Estate; still looks set to interwork with the 6.
The Sunday 7 seems to be curtailed to the Cobbs Estate, but not sure why because it looks like there's layover at the terminus!
It looks like 10c is being given a whole vehicle to itself, operating via Gainsborough Road and Latchford to Stockton Heath (returning via Sandy Lane).
10a is peak-only and will follow the old route 48, with PVR = 1 in the afternoon as they will return to Warrington by the 7a route.
13/14/15 have 4 more minutes' running time, and 13 will no longer serve Whittle Hall.
16 and 16a will become every 20 minutes, combining to give every 10 (decker operated?)
18 and 18a become every 30 minutes, combining to give every 15 (Eclipse operated?)
It looks like 18(a) will interwork now, and 13/14/15 will too, so these groups are being 'decoupled'.
20a and 21a will now operate in evenings, as on Sundays, so the 16 will now be every hour.
The 29 will do 1 trip/hr to Gemini, 1 to Westbrook, 1 to Lingley Green; Collins Green will be covered by a different operator's 33, with evening service funded by the Council.
30 will become 2 per hour and will be working irregular times (i.e. it's not half-hourly).
30/31/32 all given 4 more minutes' running time.
I wonder whether 29/30/31/32 will be entirely Solo operated (new PVR seems to be 6).

Extra running time and layover added in the peaks on lots of journeys.

It's a bit weird because two 7a's will be returning to Warrington at 1640 and 1646, one on the normal 7a timetable and one off the 10a.

[motormayhem]

RE: WBT Network Warrington
So who will be doing this 33 service or is it still unknown.