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RE: Go Goodwins

(24/04/2022 22:49)Mayneway Wrote:  The planning at TFGM with regards to tendered running times is shocking. It’s like they purposely do it so operators fail.

From what I can see, they have allocated extra time at the end points so that it doesn't run early - which from my experience of the 44/288 (east of Altrincham) has occurred.

I've taken the 101/103 frequently on different days of the week from Manchester during the afternoon peak, and have driven through Moss Side to Princess Parkway, and it's really difficult to predict the traffic flow on a daily basis. Stagecoach have opted for the extra allocation at the "Alexandra Park" stop but this means that when the traffic flow is quiet it can be waiting here for at least five minutes.

The advantage to the 44 route is how it weaves around Moss Side and Withington (and now Didsbury) avoiding a lot of roads that don't have car traffic. Looking at the bustimes.org tracking data for today it does look like it's working with both the 16:21 and 17:21 from Manchester running on time or only a few minutes late.

I will be commuting on one of these routes later this week as it's really going to be beneficial to get home - shame that the first morning service towards Manchester departs too late to do the same - so I will get first hand experience of a different operator to MCT, Diamond and Selwyns.