Stagecoach Manchester

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(15/03/2014 22:10)Polo Mint Wrote:  Its a shame to hear about the 217/218, Weren't these services previously operated by Mayne's?

They were operated by Mayne's with Speedwell doing evening journeys between Manchester and Droylsden.

Stagecoach very quickly dropped the 232/3/4/5 Manchester Mossley services and extended the 231 from Littlemoss to Ashton via Hartshead and Tameside Hospital but met with opposition from Mossley residents claiming they were loosing a vital bus link into Manchester so the 217/218 were extended to Mossley [previously Mayne's had only operated to Ashton with some journeys continuing to Tameside Hospital].

Its a shame the 217/218 are once again being changed but to be honest its a bit of a long winded service at the moment, although it always worries me when a tender is taken away from a large company and given to an unknown company.

Its a big service for Stagecoach to loose and I think it will defiantly be the end for the MAN's at AZ with possibly two being retained for the 183, although recently the 217/218 has been worked mainly by Enviro200's so could a few of these ending up at ST.