Greater Manchester Service Changes
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RE: Greater Manchester Service Changes
(29/07/2021 14:53)djb Wrote: As for the route of the x1, the introduction of the viewing park suggests that the 88 route is the one it will duplicate from the airport. I think we can be confident that the X1 won't serve Morley Green or provide a link from Altrincham to Wilmslow, so I don't think there's a real risk of it being seen as competing with the subsided 88. However, it does appear to be confirmation that the service will provide a link between Macclesfield, Wilmslow and Manchester Airport. That shouldn't prevent Wilmslow-Colshaw Farm-Handforth operating but it might mean the airport call has to go if it continues to Wythenshawe. I think the route out of Macclesfield will be key for whether it affects the 130 - the hospital and Alderley Park could be seen as places which have a need for bus links to Macclesfield and Wilmslow. If the X57 times at the airport remain at similar times to the current times then we can expect a morning peak X1 from Macclesfield to Manchester Airport at a similar time to the peak time 130 and the reverse in the evening peak. We also know from the past that CEC won't contract subsided journeys on a route just because the commercial service is only roughly 2 hourly. |
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