Greater Manchester Franchising Tranche 3

[KXW212]

Greater Manchester Franchising Tranche 3
https://news.tfgm.com/press-releases/205...s-services

If anybody could provide a list/link to what routes are allocated to what franchise. that would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[Bevan Price]

RE: Greater Manchester Franchising Tranche 3
Cannot list all the routes, but it looks as if Stagecoach is a big loser. That seems to include most or all routes from Manchester city centre towards Ashton / Hyde / Stalybridge / Didsbury / Wythenshaw / Chorlton / Trafford Park areas.

[Raawwwrrr!]

RE: Greater Manchester Franchising Tranche 3
AREA C
Hyde Road Large: (Metroline)
15 38 42 42A 42B 42C 74 76 142 147 201 202 203 205 250 253 256
706 724 727 748 749 749 757 778 797 802 818 821 827 834 844 845 847 850 857 863 877 878 891

Sharston Large: (Metroline)
43 50 85 86 101 102 111 143
700 720 728 743 750 750 751 752 753 756 757 758 758 763 764 765 766 769 770 771 773 776 781 782 782 786 789 792 798 799 811 815 847 852 866 874 724

Stockport Large: (Stagecoach)
11 23 25 191 192 197 314 322 323 325 327 328 330 358 374 378 384
No schools

Tameside Large: (Metroline)
7 216 217 219 221 230 231 237 336 346
701 703 704 719 720 721 725 747 747 768 747

Wythenshawe Large: (Metroline)
18 19 150 245 247 263 281 282 284 286 287 313 368 370 371
No Schools

Stockport Small: (Diamond)
364 364 375

Tameside A Small: (Go NW)
335 339 341 342 345 387 396

Tameside B Small: (Diamond)
343 356

Trafford Small: (Diamond)
44 84 254 260 261 262 280 288

[childwallblues]

RE: Greater Manchester Franchising Tranche 3
Quite a loss for Stagecoach. I wonder if this is a precurser to what will happen on Merseyside.

[KXW212]

RE: Greater Manchester Franchising Tranche 3
That is very helpful. Thank you

[KB59]

RE: Greater Manchester Franchising Tranche 3
Do you know what the Stagecoach overall business strategy is? Maybe this may not be outwith their plans for the future!!
Cheers

[wirralbus]

RE: Greater Manchester Franchising Tranche 3
It just feels like with that tranche that TfGM wanted a new operator in Manchester in one way or another .

[NorthernCounties]

RE: Greater Manchester Franchising Tranche 3

(29/03/2024 21:41)wirralbus Wrote:  It just feels like with that tranche that TfGM wanted a new operator in Manchester in one way or another .

As with the other tranches, there will be no independent bus operators running services in greater Manchester for TfGM. Stotts and nexus move both lost out.
The whole of GM franchising has always been geared for the big companies, despite promises from Burnham

[knutstransport]

RE: Greater Manchester Franchising Tranche 3

(30/03/2024 13:23)NorthernCounties Wrote:  As with the other tranches, there will be no independent bus operators running services in greater Manchester for TfGM. Stotts and nexus move both lost out.
The whole of GM franchising has always been geared for the big companies, despite promises from Burnham

Something like Stockport small would permit an operator like Belle Vue to have placed a bid, without requiring them to significantly expand their public bus services.

[Michael]

RE: Greater Manchester Franchising Tranche 3

(30/03/2024 15:50)knutstransport Wrote:  Something like Stockport small would permit an operator like Belle Vue to have placed a bid, without requiring them to significantly expand their public bus services.

There was a Stockport small