Stagecoach Manchester

[126th street]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(10/05/2014 23:27)Polo Mint Wrote:  It is beyond me why Stagecoach were allowed to buy Bullocks and Maynes when they competed in the same territory. Now with the 217/218 being axed Stagecoach don't operate any ex-Mayne routes and smaller communities have lost their link to Manchester, if the services had being bought by First for example they may have provided a little more competition into Manchester. Purchasing Bullocks also allowed Stagecoach to be even larger in the Stockport area.

Struggling to understand what your grievance is there. Whether bus enthusiasts like it or not, it is often better for the passenger for most services to be in the hands of one operator as they can benefit from daily, weekly and longer duration tickets across a wider network.

It's not like Stagecoach have form for jacking the fares up to the levels seen in some parts of the south of the country - they have just been recognised as the cheapest of the big groups, and by some margin.

If Bullocks and Mayne had been bought by first what would have happened? Half a job done as is the First way, with a lack of attention to detail and high fares. Not much good if you're a passenger.