20/09/2023
I welcome today’s news the number 62 bus service - Runcorn to Warrington - has been saved.
Warrington's Own Buses recently announced it was withdrawing services 62 and 62A, with the last day of operation on Friday, September 22.
This would have left the Moore and Sandymoor areas without any direct bus service.
However, Halton Borough Council carried out a tendering exercise with alternative providers.
Ashcroft Travel has won the contract on a timetable that is practically the same, with an hourly service, Monday to Friday (except public holidays), starting on Monday, September 25.
This revival of the service has been made possible due to a subsidy from the Mersey Gateway Sustainable Travel Fund, available for the time being.
It’s hoped the reprieve will allow time for the route to establish itself on a commercial footing but the message to the travelling public is very much, “use it or lose it”.
Well done to all concerned. A big thank you to local Councillor Mike Ryan who championed the cause.
This is a fantastic result for the community!
