Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots
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RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
(12/07/2016 18:35)R879 HRF Wrote: Chester depot are apparently taking arrivas share. So, as these services look to be all-Stagecoach, I doubt we shall be able to use Arriva Daysavers on these routes anymore. Just as well I rode it in May then! |
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RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
(14/07/2016 10:21)telf23 Wrote: As I mentioned on GHA thread. It will be interesting to see how they do with the 36. Could be the start of stagecoach in Halton, being that we're surrounded by stagecoach areas (Chester, Liverpool...) Maybe Stagecoach could take over the X1 Liverpool-Halton Lea from Arriva and interwork it with route 36? |
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RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
(22/07/2016 18:38)Aarons Transport Pictures Wrote: Stagecoach will be operating the 1/X1/2 Chester/ Mold to Ruthin service from Monday 25th. This will be new territory for Stagecoach, who have not traditionally had any operations in north Wales. |
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RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
(26/07/2016 10:32)wirralbus Wrote: With Stagecoach seeing a service in Runcorn , Widnes and Warrington only seem natural to be conquered . Maybe Stagecoach can extend route X50 (Manchester - Trafford Centre express) to Halton Lea via Warrington and Widnes. This would provide some excellent new links to Trafford Centre and this new territory for Stagecoach that you suggest! |
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RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
(30/07/2016 21:02)Metroline1511 Wrote: Maybe Stagecoach can extend route X50 (Manchester - Trafford Centre express) to Halton Lea via Warrington and Widnes. This would provide some excellent new links to Trafford Centre and this new territory for Stagecoach that you suggest! Howards Travel tried this and it didn't go so well! |
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RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
(30/07/2016 19:20)iMarkeh Wrote: Buses are on the pits in Chester and those were not included when I said about left over buses. Left overs are normally sat at the back of the depot or under the cover. There is normally about 4 buses on pits from what I have seem. Unless I just see it on a busy day. I very much doubt that buses are left out side of a night, on serval occasions where I have been in chester at night I haven't seen buses left on Victoria road, granted in some evenings there is one normally parked up in the layby , while they are shunted into position ready for the next day, regarding the X2 I contacted Gilmoss regarding arriva's share of the route and would they be covering that only to be told they couldn't don't know why but that's the response |
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RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
(30/07/2016 21:02)Metroline1511 Wrote: Maybe Stagecoach can extend route X50 (Manchester - Trafford Centre express) to Halton Lea via Warrington and Widnes. This would provide some excellent new links to Trafford Centre and this new territory for Stagecoach that you suggest!Runcorn is more naturally attached to Liverpool rather than Manchester due to dispersal of people from South Liverpool in the 1960s and 1970s. All time rail mileage travelled 327264 miles |
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RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
The thing is Stagecoach ever move into Runcorn in a major way it wont be from there Chester depot. |
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RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
(30/07/2016 22:04)chester285 Wrote: I very much doubt that buses are left out side of a night, on serval occasions where I have been in chester at night I haven't seen buses left on Victoria road, granted in some evenings there is one normally parked up in the layby , while they are shunted into position ready for the next day, regarding the X2 I contacted Gillmoss regarding arriva's share of the route and would they be covering that only to be told they couldn't don't know why but that's the response I have been down there. Gates shut and normally Eclipse are out. I havent been there since the Solos came in as that would save buses compared to larger Enviro200 or darts. I think Chester depot needs to move and be bigger. Chester area has a lot of bus passengers and especially on Service 1. It needs like a 10 min service in the evening as it is ram packed on service 1. Cheshire Oaks light switch on is blooming busy too but no one runs additional buses to help crowding. When I went one time I stood around for 1 hour as buses were too packed. Then got on a bus and people were not far off sat on each other. I admit this is back when First operated but I highly doubt much has changed. I think Blacons on early finishes should be sent to do shuttles non stop between COaks and Chester. And as I said when Zoo closes, that needs more buses with more buggy space. Chester is such a good place for buses but such a small depot. Rock Ferry has less routes but bigger depot... |
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RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
The thing I really do not understand with the service 1 is why the route has to service both tourist destinations that does put it on course at certain times of the day to lose significant chunks of time to congestion. Unfortunately you have weigh up Liverpool - Cheshire Oaks end of the route when your looking at increasing frequency on the route and if it had needed it , it would have been done . Special events will always bring people in and not always possible to obtain the buses for this , in the bus industry there isn't the spare vehicles and drivers . I agree Chester is like a big man trying to fit in skinny jeans , Rock Ferry when all its buses are in is quite tight but nowhere near like Chester. |
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