Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(13/03/2017 21:02)Dentonian Wrote:  Since the Bus Services Bill was announced, nobody could accuse Stagecoach Manchester of going on a "Charm offensive" that's for sure.

Not only do punters in areas outside the city centre have to wait longer for a bus with all the frequency/service cuts but their charging them more for the privalige.

[acocker96]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan
19277 is being towed away as I speak from the 76/216/231 stand in Piccadilly.

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(14/03/2017 19:30)acocker96 Wrote:  19277 is being towed away as I speak from the 76/216/231 stand in Piccadilly.

Saw that vehicle there at 1745, so must have taken a while to organise a tow truck.

[acocker96]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(14/03/2017 22:13)SF07 Wrote:  Saw that vehicle there at 1745, so must have taken a while to organise a tow truck.

I think the truck came from Mansfield which might explain it a decent distance away. A woman got on my 7.43 76 mouthing off at the driver because he had to stop at the bottom, she dared him to get out of his cab and called her a stupid woman 3 times.

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(14/03/2017 23:17)acocker96 Wrote:  I think the truck came from Mansfield which might explain it a decent distance away. A woman got on my 7.43 76 mouthing off at the driver because he had to stop at the bottom, she dared him to get out of his cab and called her a stupid woman 3 times.

The guy who drives the local Mansfield group wrecker lives in Glossop so will have probably been held up in traffic, if he's out on a job one has to come from another area or they simply wait till it's available.

[M60lad]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan
Just to clear things up we are actually talking about Mansfields the towing company who have a base in Trafford Park and not Mansfield the place, the tow truck would not have had to come from Mansfield but rather Trafford Park or wherever the truck is based.

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(15/03/2017 08:57)M60lad Wrote:  Just to clear things up we are actually talking about Mansfields the towing company who have a base in Trafford Park and not Mansfield the place, the tow truck would not have had to come from Mansfield but rather Trafford Park or wherever the truck is based.

The lad who drives the wrecker is called Neil and lives in Glossop not Mansfield. As he's on call 24 hours a day for the stagecoach contract he's often at home - with the Mansfield group wrecker parked next to his house. So often he's called out from home and not from thier base at Trafford.

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan
Not sure on exact details but got told by a colleague that travels up Hyde Road that a stagecoach driver has been knocked down outside the depot as he/she was either starting or finishing a duty. Not sure how badly they were hurt but hopefully it's nothing to serious and they make a speedy recovery.

[Solo40336]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(15/03/2017 10:57)Mayneway Wrote:  The lad who drives the wrecker is called Neil and lives in Glossop not Mansfield. As he's on call 24 hours a day for the stagecoach contract he's of ten at home - with the Mansfield group wrecker parked next to his house. So often he's called out from home and not from thier base at Trafford.

If the on call driver is busy or unavailable it's regularly a vehicle from Stoke that comes up, that's normally when it takes a while to get towed.

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(17/03/2017 20:56)Dentonian Wrote:  Word is that fares will increase substantially from 2nd April, so no doubt publicity will be circulated on 1st April ........ appropriately! I wonder how much fares on the "caught up in city centre roadworks" service 38 will increase (lol)

They are actually now listed on the Stagecoach website.

Similar to First Manchester, Stagecoach are offering tickets cheaper on their new mobile app compared to cash fares. Also, new smartcards issued after 2 April will incur a 50p charge for the first use.

Changes are:

Single fares:

• Fares upto £2 increased by 10p, Fares over £2 increased by 20p (concessionary fares increase 5p and 10p respectively)
• 11-16 without igo card goes up 10p
• Magic Bus £1 ticket increased by 50p
  

Day tickets:

• Adult ticket goes up from £4 to £4.30
• Mobile adult ticket priced at £4.20
• Child ticket goes up from £2 to £2.10
• Group and dayrider+1 tickets remain unchanged at £8.50 and £5.50
• Middleton dayrider ticket goes up from £3.20 to £3.50
• Magic dayrider goes up from £3.40 to £3.60
• Quays day ticket goes up from £3.30 to £3.50
  

Weekly/monthly tickets:

• Adult weekly ticket goes up from £13.50 to £14.50
• Mobile adult ticket priced at £14.00
• Child ticket goes up from £6.75 to £7.20
• Middletonrider weekly ticket goes up from £11 to £12.50
• 38 weekly ticket goes up from £10 to £12
• Magicrider weekly ticket goes up from £7.50 to £9
• Quays weekly ticket goes up from £10.50 to £11.50
• Stepping Hill weekly goes up from £5 to £6
• 28 day ticket goes up from £52 to £56
  

The return fare on the 314 route is withdrawn.

https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and...april-2017