Stagecoach Group 2017/18 order

[Nicholas]

RE: Stagecoach Group 2017/18 order

(18/04/2017 07:21)busesdotorg1920x Wrote:  Just realised, there is a high chance that Swindon will have their MMCs on the 55 due to the new Thamesdown R1. Not sure if Stagecoach will increase the frequency on this route but I would hope they do. Go-Ahead and Stagecoach seem to be in bus wars in lots of areas: Newcastle, Oxford and now Swindon!

Stagecoach are indeed increasing the 55, as they are hell bent on creating an unnecessary bus war, and it wouldn't have necessarily been against Go Ahead. They registered the new service 3 on the day Thamesdown was acquired, so they had that ready to go up against whoever bought the company.

As for other areas, competition isn't that intensive between Stagecoach and Go Ahead - in Oxford there is the Quality Bus Partnership, meaning timetables are co-ordinated and tickets are valid on either operator. And in Newcastle, the impression I get is that co-existence is peaceful.