Stagecoach Manchester

[Rodney259]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(17/04/2019 00:36)iMarkeh Wrote:  Just looking at the new 34 timetable and it would seem the buses are having upto 28 minutes off in Worsley on the short trips.
Also there are no extra Leigh trips so there will be a fair bit of dead millage on these. All of the shorts finish at Piccadilly. I can't work out where they start (It looks as though start in Worsley and 1 in Manchester (this is not including the existing Leigh workings at 07:00 from Manchester and the 07:0 and 07:32 from Worsley).

Can anyone confirm if Wigan are running these or they will be ran by Hyde Road given the amount of dead millage to/from Wigan each day. The extra shorts don't look like they interwork with the leigh trips.

Unless I’ve misread it, there also seems to be a long layover on the 415 at Oldham. Arrives at 20 past the hour and departs at 59 past the hour,

[Owl]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan
Noted a Solo when I passed Middleton depot this morning, and have just seen a report on Facebook that 47472/3 and 47824/5 have been transferred in, presumably for the 415.

The latter two are ex-Bluebird, so have returned home in a manner of speaking.

[M60lad]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan
I did ask on another forum what's going to be running on 350/425 tender which is operating from Middleton Depot but was told that they weren't to sure just wait and see, I was hoping the odd MMC400 might drop onto the route.

One question I do have is why have Stagecoach rerouted 415 back to its old route (under Middleton Junction bridge)? Considering Middleton Depot is operating 415 route I would have thought it would have been easier to keep the current (Daytime) route as it passes right outside the Depot and would be easier for driver change overs.

[Owl]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(28/04/2019 06:08)M60lad Wrote:  I did ask on another forum what's going to be running on 350/425 tender which is operating from Middleton Depot but was told that they weren't to sure just wait and see, I was hoping the odd MMC400 might drop onto the route.

One question I do have is why have Stagecoach rerouted 415 back to its old route (under Middleton Junction bridge)? Considering Middleton Depot is operating 415 route I would have thought it would have been easier to keep the current (Daytime) route as it passes right outside the Depot and would be easier for driver change overs.

It's probably the dead milage , extra time and delays on Broaway and at the Gardeners Arms.

[jonesy3001]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan
wouldn't it be easier if ashton ran the 350/425 and middleton run the 415.

[M60lad]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan
I asked this to one of Middletons regular late drivers last night on 81 and he said that all tendered work that Stagecoach get in the North side of Manchester goes to Middleton these days.

[NorthernCounties]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(28/04/2019 06:08)M60lad Wrote:  I did ask on another forum what's going to be running on 350/425 tender which is operating from Middleton Depot but was told that they weren't to sure just wait and see, I was hoping the odd MMC400 might drop onto the route.

One question I do have is why have Stagecoach rerouted 415 back to its old route (under Middleton Junction bridge)? Considering Middleton Depot is operating 415 route I would have thought it would have been easier to keep the current (Daytime) route as it passes right outside the Depot and would be easier for driver change overs.

Reverting to the old route is down to TfGM as 415 is now a tendered route. Most of the rest of other section is covered by other routes so I'll be seen as unnecessary

[Scania1996]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan
Wigan based Enviro300 27827 has returned to Ashton joining sisters 27825 and 27826

[Mrboo]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan
Lots of upset passengers trying to get on the Stagecoach 41 with a First week today. I bet it been same with 149

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(29/04/2019 23:30)Mrboo Wrote:  Lots of upset passengers trying to get on the Stagecoach 41 with a First week today. I bet it been same with 149

Same on the 350 in Ashton tonight. The stagecoach driver was flatly refusing to let anyone travel with First passes.