First Manchester

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RE: First Manchester

(08/05/2013 21:54)Polo Mint Wrote:  Hopefully this will encourage more services, Oldham is not connected to Salford, or the Trafford Centre at all (neither is Bury, or Rochdale, or Middleton) that is a clear gap that could be filled.

One of the main reasons that Oldham is do profitable is because First practically eradicated any route that wasn't up to scratch on profits, ie 58 to Trafford Centre, 52 to Salford, etc. There just isn't enough punters for it to be viable, and as one passenger of public transport daily I know I eould rather catch more frequent connections into the City Centre than wait around for a bus that isn't due for the next 30 minutes.

The problem is this - high frequency equates to more passengers, however high frequency routes released quickly and people don't know the route so don't take it, meaning lowered frequency meaning less passengers again, meaning demise of route.