On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:39:39 +0100, Mark B  wrote:

>mymail@hotmail.co.uk wrote:
>
>> I found out today that four of our old bus companies up here
>> Lancashire United, Burnley & Pendle and two over in west Yorkshire are
>> now owned by some foreign outfit called "TRANSDEV".
>
>Yes, Transdev bought the Blazefield Group... IME Transdev are one of the 
>better operators. You could always have the delights of Arriva....
I went from the worst to the best last Friday Wigan to Bolton "Arriva"
Bolton to Clitheroe  " Lancashire United" like cheese and chalk I
would say never traveled by Arriva before and never again if I can
help it .