Greater Manchester Service Changes

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RE: Greater Manchester service changes

(03/07/2020 13:29)knutstransport Wrote:  61 pages of changes, most of which involve re-routing services, withdrawing early/late journeys or reducing the frequency. (It also confirms the previous 391/392 contract they discussed was one awarded to D&G Bus which included an hourly Saturday frequency.)

One perhaps surprising change is:
312 Stockport to Handforth Dean WITHDRAWN
378/379 Stockport to Grove Lane EXTENDED TO HANDFORTH DEAN
42B Manchester –Didsbury – Cheadle– Bramhall – Woodford COMMERCIAL SERVICE FREQUENCY REDUCED TO HOURLY
42C Manchester–Didsbury – Cheadle- Handforth Dean- Handforth NEW SUBSIDED SERVICE MON-SAT HOURLY OPERATED BY STAGECOACH

The final page confirms Manchester Metroshuttle services will return to normal next week, as well as some contracted Transdev services.

https://democracy.greatermanchester-ca.g...rt%20A.pdf

Utterly bizarre sending the 42C and the 378/379 both down Stanley Road to terminate at Handforth Dean (a car orientated destination if ever there was one) and failing to connect up with the 130 (what's left of it).
No joined up (excuse the pun) thinking whatsoever.