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RE: Go Goodwins

(09/02/2021 21:59)djb Wrote:  I’m not so sure about the viability of the evening 288. From memory the evening 370 carried very few unique passengers, most of whom travelled between stockport and northenden/Northern moor, and Altrincham-northern moor (now covered by the 11a).

That said, the last bus.towards Altrincham was probably too early for some people’s night out....

When the 370/371 both ran in the evening I’d always thought the 370 would have been more appealing to Evening passengers running stockport - didsbury - northenden - sale.

I used it a lot when travelling between East Didsbury and Baguley / Altrincham when going home after cinema / meal.
It definitely had people that used it between Stockport / Didsbury and Northenden with additional passengers that would of previously used the 41 when it went to Altrincham.
The 41 does still allow linking to Sale, and as the 142s are a lot more frequent it does allow it to be interchangeable in the evening.
Sadly the same can't be said for linking Baguley / Timperley / Altrincham as it requires a 20 minutes walk between Parrs Wood and Cheadle or getting a bus to Stockport to catch an 11A.
Since the 23A was removed, the Stretford (for 263/18 link) - Didsbury link is now hourly with known delays and allocations of Optare Solos to Enviro400's that Stagecoach use in the evening.