Manchester Bus Franchising

[iMarkeh]

RE: Manchester Bus Franchising

(08/07/2019 02:13)johnluke Wrote:  Stagecoach like having their own way..at the end of the day it is a private firm ..what happen in Tyne and wear as is mentioned was before the legislation....stagecoach are claiming tax payers are gonna pay more....yes they will because of stagecoach s stupid court cases to fight....souter should walk out and not come back...bring the franchises on..

If you look at the TFL award costs, compare a TFL tender cost to a Merseyside tender cost on a like for like basis (school run of the same length, 1 trip each way' and you will see that companies ask for almost double from TFL than they do elsewhere. For normal service runs, the costs are around £200,000 per bus, per year as well (based on average tender costs divided by PVR). Bus companies want in the region of 100-150k per year per bus for their commercial routes.

This shows how the costs are higher because companies get greedy (for obvious reasons). If they lose a route, it's no issue as drivers can TUPE to another company with the route and buses can move between the operators as well as happens in London. If you win, great, if you don't, you haven't lost anything.