Buses & Trains at Runcorn | September 2023

All change at Runcorn - a visit to Runcorn and the Runcorn Busway while the Arriva North West MAN Ecocity Gas buses are still active. Supposedly in their last few days in service, in fact 5011 - OW17WNC, filmed at Runcorn Shopping City, was withdrawn that evening. Runcorn depot has been a stronghold of the Gas buses which are being retired early despite the fact the newest of the two batches are still only six years old. Cost of operating these non-standard buses has been given as the reason. They are due to be replaced imminently by a batch of Pulsars made available by the closure of Arriva's Bolton depot yesterday evening (23rd September 2023). The Gas buses are filmed on Busway Circulars 1 and 2 and on routes 61, 79C, 82A and X30 as well as short clips of rides undertaken on a number of them. Also in its last couple of days of operation is the Warrington's Own Buses route 62 Warrington - Runcorn High Street which uses the busway for part of its length and examples of Warrington's buses are filmed before yet another route passes into history. Two or three Transport for Wales Class 197s are also captured at Runcorn East Station.

[@TheToneG273]

So sad the Man’s are been withdrawn and Bolton depot are closing will leave Manchester with less bus variety

[@Danielk748]

Please can you do some more bus videos in Ellesmere Port as requested

[@NWandWBusEnthusiast]

Im surprised you came to Runcorn, i was able to catch 5000 and 5008 on their last days in shorts but good riddance to them

[@welshbusenthusiast2210]

Good riddance to the MANs. Nice video as always!