Part of the takeover includes the Skylink service from Buxton to Manchester Airport via Stockport.
High Peak takeover.
| 21/03/2012 High Peak from 1st April. High Peak is the new operating name for Trent Bartons Buxton operations from the 1st April, when they join forces with Centrebuses bowers fleet. Trent Barton service that will be operated by High Peak include the Transpeak, Skyline 199 and Buxton Town Services 185/6. It is understood that each company owns a 50% share. The new livery for the fleet will be blue and orange (very centrebus), although transpeak and Skyline are thought to continue using branded vehicles. 2 newer Scania Omnilinks and one newer double decker are set to be used on transpeak, alongside the existing branded vehicles, eliminating the need to use spare buses on an everyday basis. Trent Barton tickets will not be valid on High Peak services, even where services run on the same corridor. It has been announced that a new add on ticket is available for £5, so that passengers with a trent barton zig zag ticket can travel on High Peak and some TM Travel buses for the whole day. Details of replacement saver tickets within the high peak area have not yet been announced, not online at least. trent barton press release Peak Plus "zig zag add on" ticket map Trent Barton direct customers to traveline for the updated timetables from 1st April. At the time of writing there is no obvious mention of the High Peak change, in less than 2 weeks time, on the Bowers website. |
Part of the takeover includes the Skylink service from Buxton to Manchester Airport via Stockport.
Bowers Solo (CE52 UFX) in Buxton.