First West & North Yorkshire

[P528LND]

RE: First West & North Yorkshire

(07/06/2012 19:59)SF07 Wrote:  

(07/06/2012 19:05)Wright Eclipse Wrote:  

(07/06/2012 17:48)P450 SWX Wrote:  How long does the 184 take and how much?

it takes between 95 mins - 2hrs from manchester to huddersfield,if your catching it end to end & return your better of buying the £4.60 dayrider (west yorks + manchester)

£4.60 if you catch it from West Yorkshire end, £4.50 if you catch it in Greater Manchester.

(07/06/2012 15:18)P528LND Wrote:  I personally would prefer all 184 journeys to be run by the Oldham depot - it would give room for extra morning journeys and extra late-night journeys, including short runs between Huddersfield and Oldham. First are too persistent at getting people between places and the City Centre, forgetting there are other towns people want to get to too!

Huddersfield - Manchester every 30 minutes, now that would be of benefit. First are just too scared to!

When I was at uni in Huddersfield, I often wished for later 184 journeys, particularly when finishing uni at 6.15pm. It is weird that the Sunday service has a later departure from Huddersfield than the weekday/Saturday service.

I wouldn't mind a later service on the 184 to/from Huddersfield. Perhaps it could be shared with Huddersfield/Oldham depots something like:

*the 6.30pm departure from Manchester continues from Uppermill to Huddersfield, returning from Huddersfield at 8.35pm (Oldham depot).
*New departure at 6.35pm from Huddersfield, returning from Piccadilly at 8.20pm.

Would appeal to people in Diggle as it replaces the gap in service between 7pm and 11pm.

Bus to/from Huddersfield every 30 mins on the 184 would be nice but if First ever did it, it wouldn't last long, as they'll probably think it's more economical to have a full bus every hour rather than half-full buses every half hour.

But if a service was to become more often, people may have more of an incentive to use it. A more often service is a better service, and people are probably more likely to use it!