(10 Mar 2013, 10:35 am)gtomlinson wrote(10 Mar 2013, 10:26 am)cbma06 wrote Wasnt it Gardiners/Scarlet band/Bell Bros did the 220 via Hall Lane in Houghton while Go Ahead was on strike, and when northern came back off strike the operators stayed on and eventually turned the service into a 222, i remember ok travel doing the 194, and Busways did the 126, 136 and 535.
I can remember OK doing stuff.
Didn't OK buses carry Northern logo's during the strike? Sure GNE hired them in. Honestly can't remember though.
It's tough on passengers but if there's a ballot and the majority back a strike I have to support that, it's tough out there. It's just a shame that you can predict the backlash from fairly ignorant Facebook and other punters
Ok buses didnt carry northern names on 194, there were plain white with Ok Travel on the front and sides, i remember that busways passes were valid on the 126/136. OK Travel and Busways came off Northern routes when there came off strike, can anybody remember how long the strike went on for?, when Scarlet Band/Gardiners/Bell Bros did the 220 it was every 20 minutes, when Northern came back on Gardiners pulled off the 220, but Bell Bros and Scarlet Band stayed on with a 30 minute frequency and eventually changed into a 30 minute service and renumbered 222. Dont think that other bus operators will be taking on Northern routes since if the strike goes ahead as its only 1 day strikes.