Stagecoach Manchester

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(27/02/2016 22:14)Redmikey Wrote:  I remember I had a booklet about Stagecoach services in Glossop from circa 2001 and from having the whole network they only have the 236/7. They even ran a bus every 15 minutes between Gamesley and Glossop and the 201 to Manchester.

I don't think the 201 ever ran into Glossop, im told some peak journeys ran to Hollingworth but it did for a while run to/through Ashton.
But yes there were quite a few 'minibus' services that the then Glossop depot ran not to mention the 236/237 that back then ran into Manchester city centre all day every day!
Then they were seen to do the dirty on Glossop and withdrew virtually all the services - part of a bigger plan to close the depot I think but it obviously opened the window for a glossop depot driver to launch his own company running several of the former stagecoach minibus services successfully for several years.

But the same could be said for First in Ashton. I remember a few Oldham depot operated services that ran into Ashton - the 424 being one but I'm sure there were others.

Look at Maynes and the stagecoach takeover, stagecoach effectively left large parts of stalybridge and Mossley high and dry not long after the ink had dried on the cheque.