{"id":2562,"date":"2023-05-04T11:46:09","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T11:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/saturday-variety\/"},"modified":"2023-05-04T11:46:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T11:46:09","slug":"saturday-variety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/saturday-variety\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Variety"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whatever Happened In Macclesfield?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Readers may have been mystified that, about a week ago, fbb promised to tie up the consequences of Arriva’s closure of its Macclesfield depot. The replacement services from D&G\/Centrebus took some time to resolve as the negotiations with the bit of Cheshire doing the tendering were somewhat protracted.<\/div>\n
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These were eventually resolved and a splendid new timetable\u00a0 fold-out leaflet was produced.\n
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The contrast between D&G’s marketing effort and the non-publicity policy of Arriva goes some way towards explaining the latter’s abject failure in the town!<\/p><\/div>\n

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We already know that route 10 to Bollington was a simple registration by D&G, operating commercially.\n
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Service 3 to Weston is similarly absorbed but probably with a smidgen of tender money. The service remains half hourly.<\/p>\n

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It is, naturally, better presented than anything Arriva bothered to offer its few remaining passengers.<\/p>\n

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The horrific complexity of Arriva’s presentation of the 4, 5 and 6 is just confusing.<\/p>\n

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The half hourly 4 to Broken Cross is straightforward but the 5 and 6 are an attempt to cobble together an evening service to include bits of the 3 and 4.<\/p><\/div>\n

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D&G’s map shows some reduction in confusion.\n
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The result is a much neater 19 and 19A …<\/p>\n

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Cleverly, this local service rides on the back of the pre-existing route to Prestbury. Neat eh?<\/p>\n

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Which leaves Arriva’s route 9, a nice simple 30 minute frequency.\n
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This time\u00a0 it becomes a somewhat less neat and tidy 14\/14A.<\/p>\n

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fbb guesses that this gives a similar service to the 9<\/p>\n

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… but at lower cost because again the former Arriva Moss Rose service piggybacks on a modified and pre-existing Centrebus 14.<\/p>\n

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Clearly Centrebus and its associated companies have come up with a good plan to maintain similar levels of service throughout the town but sharing the costs with their existing routes.<\/p><\/div>\n

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But what is so good is the quality of the maps and timetable presentation in the new leaflet. You might say that it is all creating desire<\/span> – as some one once said!<\/div>\n
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The whole Macclesfield project seems to deserve at least one (probably more than one) chocolate peanut and the very best wishes for on-going success.<\/div>\n
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Oh, yes; the leaflet has a detailed map of the centre of Macclesfield …\n
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And there are some very attractive fares …<\/p>\n

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\u00a310.50 for two passengers – \u00a311 for a group of FIVE!<\/div>\n
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fbb Bemused By Beeline B-route<\/span>\n
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Weird! It runs from Manorcrafts Primary School …<\/p>\n

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.. .actually this roundabout near the school; then via Egham Station …<\/p>\n

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… and then on to nowhere in particular in Egham.<\/p><\/div>\n

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But, near that unnamed terminus on the map, you will find this …\n
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… an more notably, this!<\/p>\n

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This magnificent Victoria pile is the University of London Royal Holloway College Founders Building.<\/p>\n

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When we look at a timetable extract …<\/p>\n

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… we see that reflected in the timetable running on college days only. The student web site also shown the FH3 running at weekends …<\/p>\n

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…and Sreetview shows Diamond running route RH1.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Traveline shows the 8B and, RH2 and RH3 both run by Diamond Bus South East.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lets hope that the students know what is happening.<\/div>\n
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Lothian Versus First – A Memory<\/span><\/div>\n
fbb has reviewed McGills significant cut-backs in the Livingston area of West Lothian. Pre-McGills there was some very aggressive competition by Lothian Buses attacking First Bus. Two express services started using coaches.\n
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The pictures come from Roger French’s blog. The services did not last.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Parking Shortage In Ilfracombe?<\/span>\n
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Use the harbour – but check the tides!!<\/p>\n

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Price Confirmed<\/span>\n
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Generally speaking, if promoters are somewhat coy about revealing the price of their product, you can expect said price to be high. The above book retails at …<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a340<\/span><\/div>\n
OUCH<\/div>\n
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Sadly, not on fbb’s “must have” list!<\/div>\n
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Tomorrow we go to Paris and also back to Leicester.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0Next Variety blog : Sunday 30th April\u00a0<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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