LOCAL bus company Network Warrington has announced that, following ongoing negotiations, TfGM (Transport for Greater Manchester) have agreed to continue to fund evening bus services from Warrington to Leigh.
Upcoming service changes scheduled for December had previously meant that services would have finished earlier than the current timetable.
Evening services on this route are tendered by Warrington Borough Council and TfGM, because the patronage is too low to support a fully commercial bus service.
In October, Warrington Borough Council renewed their tender, to operate only between Warrington and Glazebury, Foresters Arms (Borough boundary), and reduced the number of journeys per hour. TfGM had previously decided not to renew, but have reconsidered their decision and have now agreed to provide funding to enable the service to continue to run between Leigh and Glazebury, Culcheth and Warrington.
Network Warrington interim MD Ann Marie Slavin said: “It’s clear that a number of people rely on this service. However, it would have been difficult to run this commercially so we are delighted that the
tender has been renewed by TfGM, and I’m sure our Warrington and Leigh passengers are too.”
Service changes will come into effect on December 16.
New timetables are available at networkwarrington.co.uk and printed timetables will be available from the Travel Centre from Monday December 9.
LOCAL bus company Network Warrington has announced that, following
ongoing negotiations, TfGM (Transport for Greater Manchester) have
agreed to continue to fund evening bus services from Warrington to
Leigh.
Bus company secures funding for evening service
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