Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

[Busguy12]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
According to a couple of drivers from rockferry, after a meeting with the boss yesterday, rockferry is looking at putting deckers on 1/2 next year and hoping to put the depot as full gold.
All drivers now have to wear full gold uniform on all services except schools.
Intresting times ahead

[mtl97]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
The 1 will have to be rerouted then due to low bridge at bache, also do chester drivers on 5 & 9 local routes have to wear gold uniforms as them routes been gold for a while now

[E400]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
It'd be nice to see the whole depot go Gold. I guess the current fleet for 1/2 would simply become the 41/2 and 38 fleet?

[Busguy12]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
Yes that's what was said, rerouting of, current gold enviros on 41/42/38

[wirralbus]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral

(09/11/2017 16:07)Busguy12 Wrote:  According to a couple of drivers from rockferry, after a meeting with the boss yesterday, rockferry is looking at putting deckers on 1/2 next year and hoping to put the depot as full gold.
All drivers now have to wear full gold uniform on all services except schools.
Intresting times ahead

If im being honest deckers on the 1 and 2 doesnt that seem a bit of overkill and with the X8 now at least 50% deckers is their the passengers , is it a vanity project .

There is probably a case for some double deckers slid into the 41/42 service particulary of a Saturday now with the frequency reduction at the last service revision.

[iMarkeh]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral

(09/11/2017 16:07)Busguy12 Wrote:  According to a couple of drivers from rockferry, after a meeting with the boss yesterday, rockferry is looking at putting deckers on 1/2 next year and hoping to put the depot as full gold.
All drivers now have to wear full gold uniform on all services except schools.
Intresting times ahead

The reroute wouldn't be massive just along Upton Lane instead of Mill Lane but rom what I see, Mill Lane is busy so eithe Stagecoach will need to put on another service or Arrowebrook will take all the passengers by diverting the 26.

[SSS871]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral

(09/11/2017 20:10)wirralbus Wrote:  If im being honest deckers on the 1 and 2 doesnt that seem a bit of overkill and with the X8 now at least 50% deckers is their the passengers , is it a vanity project .

There is probably a case for some double deckers slid into the 41/42 service particulary of a Saturday now with the frequency reduction at the last service revision.

Vanity project or not, it shows how far the garage has come since First ownership. Investment in vehicles and lower fares have led to increased passenger numbers and route innovation/new routes as a result - its not rocket science.

That said, I do miss the variety you used to get with the old Rock Ferry.

[MTL0201]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral

(09/11/2017 18:25)mtl97 Wrote:  The 1 will have to be rerouted then due to low bridge at bache, also do chester drivers on 5 & 9 local routes have to wear gold uniforms as them routes been gold for a while now

There is a diversion route for deckers via Upton Lane & Liverpool Road, Merseybus 11C/12C used to take this routing to avoid that low bridge.


1 & 2 are busy enough to justify deckers they can often be standing room only on the single deckers

[wirralbus]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral

(10/11/2017 11:55)MTL0201 Wrote:  There is a diversion route for deckers via Upton Lane & Liverpool Road, Merseybus 11C/12C used to take this routing to avoid that low bridge.


1 & 2 are busy enough to justify deckers they can often be standing room only on the single deckers

The 1 and 2 will always be busy at the Chester end of the route because there is no direct link otherwise with Ellesmere Port , after Ellesmere Port on all the liverpool service a single decker most of the times is under 50% certaintly not a double deck load , maybe with the exception of the Cheshire Oaks peak loads which the depot will know of from previous years.

Have chester the spare capacity for the passengers in Mill lane , Bache .

One change of route at one depot has repercussions at the other depot.

[gka472l]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
19569 & 19572 both on the X2 this afternoon, 19570 in the depot....