Stagecoach Manchester

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(28/04/2014 23:14)Wright Eclipse Wrote:  Cheetham Hill: Too Risky for Stagecoach,First could flood that corridor if they wanted to
without using too many extra buses (same if First went onto Hyde Rd)

17: Too many operators have tried & failed on this route before (JPT,Rossendalebus &
Others).Stagecoach should know better than to try 17

18: Like i said on anther post i could see them sending all 156s up langley or maybe
cut 156 To middleton & send all 112s up langley to make it a better frequency against
first?.

163: Never thought of this route,if they was i dont think they would go all the way
into Bury but maybe to Harwood?,Could be a possibility

Oldham Rd: Now i could see this!,Also With First Makeing 350 Single Decker again
how about 184 Route into Uppermill,Then 350 Route to Ashton Under Lyne,Every
10 Mins To Uppermill with Half Hourly Extentions to Ashton using Enviro400s & i think
they could be onto a Winner.

Eccles: Currently got both Arriva & First on this corridor (think i`d say Arriva are winning) so dont think stagecoach would make a move,but for against 100 maybe the could extend one of the X50s an Hour from Trafford Centre into Warrington,Stagecoach have got a track record for making Long Distance services work & if they use X50 they could market the fact its limited stop against the normal stopping First service

Interesting times ahead. Stagecoach tend to act and not react, which is what I see the 38 is. I am surprised that, unlike First who used Finglands as a springboard to increase frequency and introduce the cross-city 42, Stagecoach did not use the 80/112 to extend into their own territory. Given that First is happy to go head to head on the Wilmslow Road corridor I doubt Stagecoach will be phased about Rochdale Road, Oldham Road or Cheetham Hill Road to expand their services and coverage. Can't wait to see what happens but I am certain that no way is this over.