Stagecoach Manchester

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(30/01/2013 07:30)wirralbus Wrote:  

(29/01/2013 23:06)M60lad Wrote:  Not to sure which ones but earlier this afternoon I spotted 2 192 branded Hybrid Enviro 400s heading Stockport bound on A57 past Tescos at Gorton

Also other news is that from the next timetable change one tender that Stagecoach Manchester has picked up is the evening 247s from Arriva and apparently route learning for 247s starts next Monday and it will be Stockport Depot that's going to be operating the service, they've also got the 372 from Bakerbus as well from the same date

Arriva do seem to be less and less interested in operations in and around Manchester in recent years , Stagecoach taking any work that can be accomodated around there depots .

First and Stagecoach dominate the majority of the profitable corridors in Manchester with Arriva having the 10 and 263 routes as their busiest city centre routes. Even then compared with busier stagecoach and first routes this is small time. Maybe its more effort than its worth to even try to compete with them.