Stagecoach Manchester

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(31/01/2017 18:01)Solo40336 Wrote:  Whoever thinks Moston Lane doesn't fill the single Deckers clearly doesn't use the route often. Regularly I have to stand on the route, Monday to Sunday, morning to night, it may not fill a decker often but that's how it should be, it's not all about the cost of new buses but the future effect, maintanance on the current E2/400 fleet is quite expensive, the cost of the new buses + vandalism, servicing etc with any big jobs under warranty, saves money in the long time.

As for the Gillmoss MMC' only being rumoured for Middleton, they were due for Middleton but we're diverted as the garage was still being upgraded and engineering staff hadn't been through the training courses. Something all completed now

Typical enthusiast approach. Stand on a certain section of the route or travel on a couple of houneys and assume because only half the bus is full that the service as a whole dosen't do well. I've seen Middleton services come into town pretty full and leave pretty full.

You make a good point regarding the future. This daft rumour that first are giving up the evening 17. Has anybody thought that perhaps just possibly Stagecoah may intend to run on the 17 commercially? Personally I think magics would do well but it's a possibility. Another is that with the constant swapping of services between depots lately maybe Middleton are gaining a service from another depot.