Stagecoach Manchester

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(29/08/2020 14:09)wirralbus Wrote:  Will Bus franchising be the winning formula , im still not convinced that all the bus operators are happy , but in the post covid world they may be forced into now to get any help with routes.

I think the franchising costs could go up if the bus companies all work together to up the value of the routes they presemntly operate or operators go bust and the amount of operators dwindle.

Stagecoach are one of the companies that did take an intense dislike to franchising.

Stagecoach might not like the prospect of franchising but it is only one of many local bus operators that has benefited from the state-funded furlough scheme and received millions of tax-payers money in bail-outs to continue to run services that are currently running at a serious loss. This is the reality of a privatised system focused on profit. If it had been left to free-market forces Stagecoach would now be in receivership.