Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

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RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

(25/11/2018 20:06)wirralbus Wrote:  Does the X8 still have a spare vehicle located in Chester for when Cheshire Oaks causes severe late running , Cheshire Oaks traffic can only go one way between now and New Years Eve worse than ever .

I did note been on a service 1 which 10 minutes from the bus stop before Cheshire Oaks Coliseum Retail Park to the Blue Planet Aquarium stop , is this a normal amount of time .

They don't have a spare bus no. A few weeks ago they changed the timetable so all trips now have an extra 5 minutes on them which I would think is their way of padding up the timetable incase of delays.

I fully agree that traffic this year is worse than ever. I think it's because the car park exit is just ahead of the bus stop. Previously you would go to the roundabout and go whichever way has least traffic but now you are forced to go upto Sainsbury's roundabout.

I think Stagecoach should have a plan for Cheshire Oaks congestion. Maybe say certain buses will not serve the oaks or blue planet and will only stop at the colliseum. Maybe have the X2 from Runcorn not stop at the colliseum (to save them getting stuck in the traffic near the blue planet aquarium twice)

I have noticed Rock Ferry putting Enviro200s on the 1 quite a bit lately. I am unsure if these are extras due to delays or unusual allocations but if they are extras, this could be Rock Ferry's plan to help reduce the effect of the oaks traffic.