(05 Sep 2021, 11:00 pm)peter wrote Another great blog post! Only thing I will say is that DCC did find the funds for a bus to Burnhope via the new service 730 - not sure if you perhaps missed that as it was added after the updates for the continuation of the 28 Chester stretch and the 71.
Great blog! I witnessed the 30/730 running together away from Stanley, with the 30 being operated by a dual door B7 (17:07) with nobody on, and the 730 operating about half full (17:10) - Not sure if there are many journeys that run pretty much at the same time, or its because it was one of the last runs on the 30 but it does make me wonder why the service was cut, baring in mind a few years back we had the X30/X31 running down to Lanchester.
Same applies to earlier last week before the changes, my wife used the 30 from Lanchester (we both drive but the kids like the bus) and the bus had people standing from Burnhope, appreciate its for one journey but there is demand in places, maybe a different route may have worked.