CAT5 Cheshire Cat

CAT5 Cheshire Cat is a bus route runs between Altrincham Interchange and Warrington Interchange. It is operated by Warrington's Own Buses.

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Overview
Operator	Warrington's Own Buses
Garage	Warrington
Vehicle	Wright Eclipse Urban 2/Volvo B7RLE Volvo BZL Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 MMC
Route
Start	Altrincham Interchange
End	Warrington Interchange
Service
Level	Daily
Frequency	60-120 mins
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Current route

The CAT5 serves the following locations: Note that the stopping pattern of each service varies.

• Altrincham Interchange
• Broadhealth
• Sale
• Ashton upon Mersey
• Carrington
• Partington
• Mossbrow
• Warbruton
• Heatley
• Rushgreen
• Lymm
• Thelwall
• Grappenhall
• Lumb Brook
• Cobbs
• Wilderspool
• Warrington Interchange

History

The history of the CAT5 can be traced back to early 2000s. When the route begun operation, it was originally numbered 98, operating from Altrincham to Warrington via Bowdon and Dunham, which shared the same route with its sister route 102 which operates between Urmston to Warrington from Warburton. Both routes were combined to CAT5 at late 2000s. For many years there were no direct buses between Partington and Warburton, but a new route CAT5A was introduced from Altrincham to Warrington via Sinderland and Partington.

In 2020, both CAT5 and CAT5A were suspended as the lockdown measures take place for COVID-19. Both routes were reinstated with a revised route and schedule. But the CAT5A were scrapped in 2023.