Greater Manchester Service Changes

[knutstransport]

RE: Greater Manchester Service Changes

(18/07/2021 10:26)K10K11 Wrote:  Yeah, going right back to the days of the original North Western running an X1, it always ran via Poynton, Hazel Grove and Stockport. Nothing to suggest this will be any different.

That route is slower according to Google Maps and it also depends whether Hulleys want the bus to serve the airport. Their website indicates they have an arrangement with Thomas Cook (the new company using the name), with anyone booking via thomascook.com getting a 25% discount on their bus services to the airport.

If the X1 does go via Poynton then that just changes the discussion as to whether the 391/392 competes with the X1 instead of the 130. There is also a hybrid option where it could run Macclesfield to Handforth without going through Wilmslow, which is probably the option that would be least likely to be seen as competing with an existing subsided service.

I think D&G will need to keep a close eye on this regardless given they also operate a subsided Macclesfield to Leek service.