Warrington Borough Transport
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| Warrington Borough Transport | |
| Founded | As Warrington Corporation Tramways in 1902, became Warrington Corporation Transport Department in 1935, Warrington Borough Council Transport Department in 1972, Warrington Borough Transport Ltd in 1986 |
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| Headquarters | Warrington |
| Locale | Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside |
| Service Area |  United Kingdom |
| Service Type | Urban and interurban bus services, school bus, bus charter
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| Destinations | Warrington Borough, Altrincham, Earlestown, Leigh, Northwich
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| Fleet | 130 buses
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| Operator | Warrington Borough Transport Ltd |
| Chief Executive | Nigel Featham |
| Website | Official Website |
Warrington Borough Transport (WBT) is an independent bus operator running within the Borough of Warrington and into the surrounding area, including Altrincham, Leigh, Earlestown and Northwich. WBT is a limited company wholly owned by Warrington Borough Council, which makes it one of the few remaining municipal bus companies in the UK today.
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[edit] History
Warrington Corporation started operating a network of five radial tramways from the town centre in 1902, with the first motor bus service starting in 1913. Buses replaced trams on routes starting in 1931, with the infrastructure starting to require major renewal which could not be justified economically. The last tram operated in 1935.
Services expanded rapidly after the Second World War as new housing estates grew in areas such as Orford and Great Sankey. The conversion of bus routes with conductors into one-man operated services began in 1965 as changes in society such as home entertainment and the increasing availability of cars forced cost savings on all bus operators in the country.
Warrington was designated as a new town in 1968, which led to new housing estates planned in the Birchwood and Westbrook areas of town. As such, Warrington Borough Council Transport Department (as the transport department was then called) started operating new services to these new developments as they started to grow in the 1970s and beyond. The department also began operating new services jointly with Crosville upon the split of the old Stockport-based North Western Road Car Company in 1972.
Following the deregulation of bus services in the UK, Warrington Borough Transport Ltd took over operations as a limited company, albeit owned 100% by the council. The company's mission was that if money could be made by operating services deemed uneconomic by other operators, then WBT should assume operation. This policy led to an increase in services operated as other bus companies who ran into the area decided to concentrate on their own core areas.
Competition from other operators flared up in 1995, with the new North Western company (operating as "Warrington Goldlines") duplicating the vast majority of the existing bus network with their own services, taking over from another new competitor MTL (operating as "Lancashire Travel") when they decided to stop competing after a few months. In retaliation, WBT began operating new services in competition with North Western, to places such as Wigan, St Helens, Widnes, Runcorn, Chester and Liverpool - even starting a local minibus service in Northwich.
After 18 months of intense competition, both companies decided to scale-back. WBT kept routes to Prescot and St Helens, whilst giving up operations to the Birchwood area of town in favour of North Western, who later rebranded as Arriva. In 2002, Arriva decided to close its depot in Warrington, with the effect that WBT took back operation of services to Birchwood whilst Arriva took control of the St Helens route once again.
Large investments have been made in more recent times to replace the fleet with new low-floor single deck buses that are wheelchair accessible and more friendly to people with pushchairs, and marketing efforts have seen the introduction of the Metro Map, to highlight the relatively straight-forward nature of the network operated (in an Underground-style format). The company gained Investors in People accreditation in 2004, and attained the Charter Mark award for customer service in 2005.
[edit] Fleet
WBT has a fleet of 135 buses made up of 90 single deck buses (65 with low floor and 25 conventional midibuses), 12 minibuses and 35 double deck buses, all of which are used for a mix of normal service, contracts and charters. There is also a heritage bus which is used on special occasions. An additional twelve low floor single deck buses are on order for Spring 2006, although no details about make and model are yet known. The company attempts to operate an all low-floor service on Sundays and Evenings.
[edit] Bus types in use
- Dennis Dart SLF / Marshall Capital
- Dennis Dart SLF / MCV Capital
- VDL SB120 / Wrightbus Merit
- Leyland Olympian / Alexander
- Leyland Olympian / Northern Counties Palatine
- Leyland Olympian / ECW
- Dennis Dominator / East Lancs
- Optare MetroRider
- Leyland PD2/40 (Special) / East Lancs
- Dennis Dart / Carlyle
- Dennis Dart / Northern Counties Paladin
- Dennis Dart / Plaxton Pointer
- Dennis Dart / Marshall
[edit] Routes
[edit] Main services
- The table below shows the main service routes operated by WBT, correct as of 27 October 2006, along with a rough frequency guide.
- Please note that colours shown in the table are derived from the Metro Map but do not appear on the vehicles themselves.
- Always check the timetable before travelling - the details below are only intended as a summary of operations.
- Timetables on the official website
- Metro Map on the official website (PDF format)
- There are no services on December 25, December 26, January 1 and Easter Sunday.
- Sunday Services run on Sundays and Bank Holidays (other than those above)
- Services on December 24 and December 31 operate a normal services for the day it falls on. However, last bus operating out of Warrington is at around 20:00 (normally a reduced route). Last buses from the outer terminus is at around 20:30 (normally to depot).[1]
| Service | Route | Daytime frequency | Evening frequency * | Sunday frequency | |
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| 1, 2 | Warrington Interchange - Knutsford Road - Latchford Village - Westy - Manchester Road (Circular) | 7/8 mins | 30 mins | 60 mins (Daytime) 30 mins (Evenings) |
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| 3 | Warrington Interchange - Manchester Road - Bruche - Woolston - Martinscroft Wier Lane | 15 mins | 30 mins | 30 mins | |
| 4, 4A | Warrington Interchange - Manchester Road - Padgate Lane - Padgate - Padgate Station - Woolston Dam Lane | 15 mins | - | - | |
| 5 | Warrington Interchange - Wilderspool Causeway - Stockton Heath - Grappenhall - Thelwall - Lymm - Warburton - Dunham Town - Bowdon - Altrincham Interchange | 30 mins | - | - | |
| 5, 37A, 38 | Warrington - Altrincham (Summary) | 30 mins | - | 60 mins | |
| 5, 6, 6A, 37A, 38 | Warrington - Lymm (Summary) | 4 per hour | - | 60 mins | |
| 6, 6A, 7, 7A | Warrington Interchange - Wilderspool Causeway - Stockton Heath - Cobbs Estate (6/7) - Grappenhall Shadewood Cr | 15 mins | 60 mins (service 7) |
60 mins (service 7) |
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| 6, 6A | Warrington Interchange- Wilderspool Causeway - Stockton Heath - Cobbs Estate (6) - Grappenhall - Thelwall - Statham - Lymm Church | 30 mins Early and Late Services Terminate in Statham |
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| 8, 9 | Warrington Interchange - Wilderspool Causeway - Stockton Heath - Cobbs Estate (8) - Appleton Thorn (8) - Stretton - Hatton Sankey Lane | 60 mins | 120 mins (Fri & Sat only) |
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| 11, 11A, 12, 12A | Warrington Interchange - Knutsford Road - Latchford (11A/12A) - Loushers Lane Greenalls Distillery - Gainsborough Road Irwell Road - Chester Road (Circular) | 30 mins | 60 mins (service 12, until 2235) |
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| 13, 14, 15 | Warrington - Hood Manor (Summary) | 10 mins | 60 mins (Mon to Thurs) 30 mins (Fri & Sat only) |
60 mins | |
| 13 | Warrington Interchange - Sankey Way - Hood Manor - Whittle Brook - Whittle Hall - Westbrook ASDA Superstore - Kingswood (Circular) | 30 mins | - | - | |
| 14, 15 | Warrington Interchange - Sankey Way - Hood Manor - Sankey Station - Great Sankey Station - Lingley Green - Penketh (Circular) | 15 mins | 60 mins (Mon to Thurs) 30 mins (Fri & Sat only) |
60 mins (service 15, with 1805 and 2305 as service 14) |
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| 16, 16A | Warrington Interchange - Lovely Lane - General Hospital - Folly Lane (16) - Troutbeck Avenue (16A) - Dallam Harrison Square | 7/8 mins (Mon to Fri) 10 mins (Sat only) |
30 mins (service 16 only) |
60 mins (service 16 only) |
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| 16, 16A, 20A, 21A | Warrington - Dallam (Summary) | 7/8 mins (Mon to Fri) 10 mins (Sat only) |
30 mins | 30 mins | |
| 18, 18A | Warrington Interchange - Sankey Way - Old Hall - Westbrook - Callands St. Davids Drive | 10 mins | 60 mins (Mon to Thurs) 30 mins (Fri & Sat only) |
60 mins (service 18 only) |
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| 18A | Warrington Interchange - Sankey Way - Old Hall - Westbrook - Gemini (for M&S and IKEA) - Callands St. Davids Drive (Circular) | 20 mins | - | - | |
| 19 | Warrington Interchange - Winwick Road - Winwick - Croft - Culcheth - Glazebury - Leigh Bus Station | 30 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins | |
| 19, 386, 586 | Warrington - Leigh (Summary) | 15 mins | 30 mins | 30 mins | |
| 20, 20A, 21, 21A | Warrington Interchange - Dallam (20A, 21A) - Winwick Road (20, 21) - Longford Sandy Lane - Poplars Avenue - Orford Poplars Avenue - Orford Lane (Circular) | 5 mins | 15 mins | 15 mins | |
| 23, 23A | Warrington Interchange - Battersby Lane - Padgate Lane - Padgate - Fearnhead - Orange Grove (23A) - Cinnamon Brow Cinnamon Lane(Circular) | 15 mins | $ | $ | |
| 24, 25, 26, 27 | Warrington - Gorse Covert (Summary) | 15 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins | |
| 24 | Warrington Interchange - Battersby Lane - Padgate Lane - Fearnhead - Blackbrook Estate - Enfield Park Road - Locking Stumps - Risley Employment Area - Birchwood - Birchwood Station - Oakwood - Gorse Covert Spar Shop | 2 return journeys (Mon to Fri only) |
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| 25, 26, 27 | Warrington Interchange - Battersby Lane - Orford - Statham Avenue - Greenwood Crescent (25, 26) - Blackbrook Avenue (26) - Fearnhead (27) - Enfield Park Road - Locking Stumps - Birchwood - Birchwood Station - Oakwood - Gorse Covert Spar Shop | 15 mins (service 25) |
60 mins (service 26/27) |
60 mins (service 26/27) |
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| 28 | Warrington Interchange - Battersby Lane - Ryfields Retirement Village | 1 return journey (Mon to Fri only) |
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| 29 | Warrington Interchange - Sankey Bridges - Penketh Lane Ends - Great Sankey - Sankey Station - Lingley Green | 15 mins | - | - | |
| Warrington Interchange - Sankey Bridges - Penketh Lane Ends - Great Sankey - Sankey Station - Lingley Green - Whittle Hall - Westbrook ASDA Superstore | 2 per hour | - | - | ||
| Warrington Interchange - Sankey Bridges - Penketh Lane Ends - Great Sankey - Sankey Station - Lingley Green - Whittle Hall - Westbrook - Gemini (for M&S and IKEA) - Kingswood - Burtonwood - Collins Green Penny Lane | 60 mins | - | - | ||
| 30 | Warrington Interchange - Sankey Bridges - Penketh Lane Ends - Penketh Widnes Road (Circular) | 30 mins | 60 mins | 120 mins (Daytime) 60 mins (Evenings) |
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| 31, 33 | Warrington Interchange - Sankey Bridges - Penketh Lane Ends - Penketh Widnes Road (Circular) | 15 mins | - | - | |
| 32 | Warrington Interchange - Sankey Bridges - Penketh Lane Ends - Penketh Newlyn Gardens(Circular) | 30 mins | 60 mins | - | |
| 37A, 38 | Warrington Interchange - Knutsford Road - Latchford - Thelwall - Statham - Lymm - Warburton (38) - Broomedge (37A) - Dunham Town (38) - Bowdon - Altrincham Interchange | - | - | 60 mins | |
| 45, 46 | Warrington - Northwich (Summary) | 60 mins | - | - | |
| 45 | Warrington Interchange - Wilderspool Causeway - Stockton Heath - Stretton - Antrobus - Comberbach (Peak journeys only) - Great Budworth - Pickmere (Peak journeys only) - Higher Wincham - Lostock Gralam - Northwich Station - Northwich | 120 mins | - | - | |
| 46 | Warrington Interchange - Wilderspool Causeway - Stockton Heath - Stretton - Comberbach - Anderton - Barnton - Northwich - Northwich Station | 120 mins | - | - | |
| 48 | Warrington Interchange - Knutsford Road - Latchford - Stockton Heath - Cobbs Estate - Dudlows Green Longwood Road | 60 mins | - | - | |
| 49 | Warrington Interchange - Winwick Road - Orford - Fearnhead - Fearnhead | 30 mins | - | - | |
| 101 (Centrelink) |
Warrington Interchange - Bank Quay Station - Centre Park - Academy Way - Central Station (Centrelink town centre circular) | 20 mins (Mon to Fri only) |
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| 386, 586 | Warrington Interchange - Manchester Road - Padgate Lane - Padgate - Padgate Station - Longbarn - Birchwood (386) - Birchwood Station (386) - Locking Stumps - Risley - Culcheth - Glazebury - Leigh Bus Station | 30 mins (service 386) (1744 to Culcheth, Library only arr. 1821) |
60 mins (service 586 only) |
60 mins (service 586 only) |
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| 420 | Warrington Interchange - Winwick Road - Winwick - Newton Station - Newton-le-Willows - Earlestown Bus Station | 60 mins | 60 mins (2310 alighting only after Newton Station) |
60 mins (2310 alighting only after Newton Station) |
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| Warrington Interchange - Winwick Road - Winwick - Newton Station - Newton-le-Willows - Earlestown - Vulcan Manchester Row | 60 mins | - | - | |
[edit] Key
- * "Evening frequency" generally refers to regular services after 1800hrs
- $ 120 mins service along Enfield Park Road North provided by service 26, 120 mins service along Hilden Road provided by service 27
- All servces on this route are normally operated by low floor buses, allowing access for wheelchairs. In addition, all evening and Sunday services are normally operated by low floor buses
[edit] Night services
Although there are currently no year round night bus services operated, WBT has operated a series of night bus services over the Christmas and New Year period in 2004 and 2005. Four routes were operated, serving: Penketh & Sankey; Orford, Longford, Dallam and Bewsey; Woolston, Westy and Latchford; Stockton Heath, Cobbs Estate and Grappenhall, with support from Warrington Borough Council, town centre licensees and Cheshire Police. A 2005 bid for the DfT's Kickstart funding to operate these services on weekends throughout the year was unsuccessful, but attempts continue to find a way to achieve this goal [2]. 165 passengers a night used the service in 2004, with 253 passengers a night in 2005 [3].
The service also operated on the August Bank Holiday weekend in 2006, in connection with the Creamfields festival located in nearby Daresbury. An additional shuttle service ran between the festival site and the town centre.
[edit] Festive Services 2006
For the Christmas and New Year period in 2006, additional services are set to be introduced. These include a night service to Birchwood and a shuttle service from the cluster of popular pubs and bars in Stockton Heath to the night clubs in the town centre. The service has been criticised by taxi drivers in the town due to the effect on their trade and potential health and safety concerns. They also question whether public funding is being used inappropriately, however the rising number of passengers year on year suggests that the general public see the service as being a useful additional option for getting home safely after a night out [4].
Night buses will run in the early hours of:
- Saturday, December 16 2006
- Sunday, December 17 2006
- Saturday, December 23 2006
- Sunday, December 24 2006
- Monday, December 25 2006
- Saturday, December 30 2006
- Sunday, December 31 2006
- Monday, January 1 2007
| Number | Route | Daytime Equivalent(s) | Frequency | Operating Times |
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| A | Warrington Bridge Street - Penketh - Great Sankey Sankey Station | 14, 15, 30-33 | Half-Hourly | 01:30-03:30 |
| B | Warrington Bridge Street - Orford - Longford - Dallam - Bewsey Gen. Hospital | 16, 20, 21 | Half-Hourly | 01:30-03:30 |
| C | Warrington Bridge Street - Woolston - Westy - Latchford Shops | 1, 2, 3, 4 | Half-Hourly | 01:30-03:30 |
| D | Warrington Bridge Street - Stockton Heath - Cobbs Estate - Grappenhall Shadewood Crescent | 5-9, 48 | Half-Hourly | 01:30-03:30 |
| E | Warrington Bridge Street - Padgate - Cinnamon Brow - Locking Stumps -Birchwood - Oakwood Redshank Close | 23, 24-27, 386 | Hourly | 01:30-03:30 |
| F | Stockton Heath Victoria Square - Warrington Scotland Road | 5-9 | Half-Hourly | 23:30-01:00 |
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[edit] Park & ride services
There are no dedicated year round park and ride services operated by WBT. However, as a condition of planning consent for the B&Q superstore next to the M62 at Winwick, a section of the car park is designated as "Park & Ride" albeit using the existing services and fares provided by WBT (19 and 420) and Arriva (329 and 360). There are up to seven buses an hour during Monday to Saturday daytimes provided by the two operators, however the success of this scheme is questionable due to the lack of: a dedicated express bus service to the town centre; tickets which are interchangeable between the two operators; and any kind of publicity for the facility.
During the run-up to the Christmas period in 2005, a weekend Park & Ride scheme was operated by WBT from the Northwest Development Agency offices at Centre Park business park to the town centre. Buses ran every 7/8 minutes on Saturdays and every ten minutes on Sundays, with 2,767 passengers using the service over the period [6]. The scheme is set to operate on Saturdays only in the run-up to Christmas 2006 as well [7].
[edit] Contract services
WBT also operate a number of works and contract services, including a shuttle service to Birchwood Park business park to/from Birchwood railway station, and work services to United Utilities' offices in Lingley Green and the O2 call-centre at Preston Brook.
| Service | Route |
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| 96 | Warrington Interchange - Sankey - Lingley Mere - Gemini Europa Boulevard |
| 97 (BPX) | Warrington Bank Quay - Warrington Central - Padgate - Longbarn - Birchwood Park - Heathfield House |
| 98 (BPS) | Birchwood railway station - Birchwood Mall - Oakwood - Bridgewater Place - The Centre - Heathfield House |
| 99 (O2) | Warrington Interchange - Wilderspool Causeway - Chester Road - Preston Brook O2 Call Centre |
[edit] School services
WBT also operate a number of schools services, including services to Lymm High School, Culcheth High School, Newman High School, St Aelred's High School and Priestley Sixth Form College. Colours shown refer to the school's colours. They don't appear anywhere on the buses.
| Service | Route |
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| 3S | Martinscroft Wier Ln - Manchester Road - Warrington Interchange - Great Sankey St. Gregory's High School |
| '14B | Great Sankey Sankey High School - Hood Manor - Old Hall Hudson Close (AM only) |
| 39 | Lymm Lymm High School - Thelwall - Grappenhall Pilling Gardens |
| 40 | Lymm Lymm High School - Thelwall - Grappenhall - Stockton Heath - Stretton Cat & Lion |
| 41 | Lymm Lymm High School - Thelwall - Grappenhall - Stockton Heath - Walton Stag Inn |
| 42 | Lymm Lymm High School - Thelwall - Grappenhall Heys |
| 42A | Lymm Lymm High School - Thelwall - Grappenhall - Warrington Interchange |
| 95 | Gorse Covert Spar Store - Birchwood - Locking Stumps - Longbarn - Padgate - Latchford - Wilderspool Causeway Priestley College (AM only) |
| '253 | Sankey St. Gregory's High School - Sankey - Lingley Green - Penketh Crown & Cushion |
| 267 | Sankey Sankey High School - Sankey - Sankey St. Gregory's High School (PM only) |
| 281 | Culcheth Culcheth High School - Culcheth - Croft - Kenyon - Lowton - Hermitage Green The Hermit |
| 283 | Westy Newman High School - Latchford - Padgate - Padgate Campus - Locking Stumps - Oakwood - Gorse Covert Spar Stores |
| 284 | Westy Newman High School - Latchford - Bruche - Manchester Road - Woolston - Padgate - Longbarn Blackburne Close |
| 285 | Westy Newman High School - Padgate - Longford Fordton Leisure Centre - Winwick Road (limited service) - Dallam Harrison Square (limited service) |
| 286 | Westy Newman High School - Padgate - Longford - Winwick Road - Dallam Harrison Square |
| 293 | Newton St. Aelred's High School - Newton - Winwick - Winwick Road - Greenwood Crescent - Cinnamon Brow - Padgate - Woolston - Bruche - Fairfields St.Elphin's Park |
| 295 | Newton St. Aelred's High School - Newton - Winwick - Croft - Culcheth - Risley - Locking Stumps - Oakwood - Gorse Covert Spar Stores |
| 978 | Newton St. Aelred's High School - Newton - Lowton - Golborne - Edge Green Angel Hotel (PM only) |
| 979 | Newton St. Aelred's High School - Newton - Golborn - Lowton - Leigh Bus Station (PM only) |
[edit] Tickets
WBT offers single journey tickets, day returns, day rovers (valid for all WBT services on the day of sale), weekly, monthly and annual tickets (with a choice of town-only and all-network tickets), and throughfares to Warrington Hospital.
[edit] Branding
WBT has used a number of different brands and liveries in its history, as follows:
- Warrington Corporation Tramways
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- The original livery adopted on trams and early motorbuses was a deep crimson and light yellow, with ornate gold lettering and lining.
- Warrington Corporation
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- In 1945 a new livery was introduced of maroon with ivory bands, three bands on double deckers and one on single deck vehicles.
- Warrington Borough Council
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- Following the local government reorganisation of 1974, vehicles started appearing in a mainly light red livery with a large white band around the windows. The new logo of Warrington Borough Council was applied, consisting of a large stylised "W" encompassing the Cheshire sheaf of wheat and the Lancashire rose. This would be replaced with the borough's revised coat of arms in the early 1980s.
- Advertising liveries
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- The first all-over advertising bus appeared in 1977 when a Daimler Fleetline was painted in a mainly white livery with graphics advertising Baldwins, the local Leyland car dealership. Other all-over advertisements have appeared for Vladivar Vodka and Warrington Wolves amongst others.
- Warrington Borough Transport
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- Upon the establishment of the arms-length company WBT Ltd in 1986, a new logo appeared incorporating the borough coat of arms. The primary colours of red and white remained generally the same until the white was replaced with ivory in the late 1990s, although vehicles started to appear with a "Welcome aboard" legend in the front windscreen and forward near-side window.
- CoachLines of Warrington
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- Set up as a subsidiary company in 1987 offering coach hire and a programme of tours and excursions, the coach fleet built up to 14 vehicles before being downsized around 1995. The subsidiary ceased trading a few years later. The livery used was Aircraft Blue and Canary Yellow diagonal stripes on a Naples Blue livery.
- MiniLines
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- Mini bus services to Penketh and Dudlows Green were started in 1987 and used a primrose and blue livery, the colours used by the local rugby league club. The MiniLines fleet was repainted into the standard red and white livery around 1995.
- Mid-Cheshire Bus Lines
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- Four vehicles bought in 1988 to operate newly acquired services to Northwich retained the blue and cream livery of their previous owner, Eastbourne Buses. A new service to Warburton, started around 1990, saw the arrival of four extra vehicles from Preston Bus wearing a similar blue and cream livery. The fleetname would be phased out of use by 1995, with the vehicles receiving standard WBT red and white livery.
- MidiLines
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- New deliveries of Dennis Darts up until 1995 received the CoachLines livery but with MidiLines fleetnames. New deliveries and repaints from 1995 onwards retained the MidiLines branding as secondary to the main WBT logo on the standard red and white/ivory livery.
- Route branding
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- This has been attempted on some high-profile services since 1995, albeit mainly taking the form of white lettering on the front windscreen and forward-most side windows. Such route branding includes Chester CitySprint (30X Warrington - Chester), Runcorn CitySprint (X1 Runcorn - Liverpool), The Runcorn Link (T11 Warrington - Murdishaw), The Northwich Link (45A/46A Warrington - Northwich Sunday services) and The Trafford Link (5 Warrington - Trafford Centre). In 1999, new low floor buses were delivered with extra yellow and blue logos for the 20•21 circular services, and in 2001 two buses featured purple and blue branding for the 16•16A service. Both of these brands have been lost in recent years as a common pool of low-floor buses has been established.
- Super Mini and Super Midi
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- The fleet renewal started in 1998 saw new mini and (low-floor) midi buses appearing with this branding instead of the ones previously used (i.e. MiniLines and MidiLines).
- Centrelink
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- A special purple and yellow livery and brand is used on the single minibus that operates the circular town centre shuttle service. Publicity and timetable leaflets are designed by Best Impressions.
- network warrington
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- To co-incide with the 2006 opening of the new bus interchange in Warrington town centre, the fleet has started to appear in a new red livery with cream and orange circular detailing, designed by Samantha Beeley. The fleetname "network warrington" is used, with "warrington borough transport" appearing underneath in small letters.
[edit] References
- 75 Years of Municipal Transport in Warrington 1902-1977, Warrington Transport Department.
- Hesketh, Peter (1998) "After the War is Over". Buses 50 (523). ISSN 00076392
- Hesketh, Peter (2005) "A Model of a Modern Municipal". Buses 57 (601). ISSN 00076392
- Hesketh, Peter (2006) "A Merseyside [sic] Makeover". Buses 57 (616). ISSN 00076392
- Morris, Stephen (2004) "Warrington - Heading for a Golden Future". Buses Focus 32. ISSN 13553011
- Phillips, Ron. (2002) Warrington Borough Transport, 1902-2002: 100 Years of Service to the Community, DTS Publishing. ISBN 1-900515-50-4
- Robinson, John P. (1987) Warrington Trams & Buses: A History of Municipal Transport in Warrington, Cheshire Libraries & Museums. ISBN 0-904532-24-0
- Robinson, John P. (1990) "Warrington Borough Transport Since Deregulation". Buses Extra 66. ISSN 01419927
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Warrington Borough Transport official website
- Traffic and transport section on Warrington Borough Council website
- Yahoo Group mailing list for news, pictures and information on bus operations in Warrington area
