Stagecoach Manchester

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(11/05/2014 09:24)Dentonian Wrote:  Bullocks and Maynes both wanted to sell their bus ops and Stagecoach presumably offered the best price. What do you suggest? Small businesses being forced to sell to whoever the OFT/CMA fancy, at a financial loss - or just cease trading and get nothing!
217/8, as with parts of 232-5 before them, were tendered services, due to lack of patronage. Fares wise, Stagecoach was also the best deal for passengers as Maynes had no daily/weekly tickets, and at that time First "off-bus" tickets were about 50% higher than Stagecoach's. Besides, why don't private cars, cycles, taxis, Metrolink and (in some areas) heavily subsidised local rail, represent enough competition?!!!

In the last few years Maynes actually ran a promotional 'Tameside return' ticket which Stagecoach actually continued to sell for a good few months after the sale.