Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan
There will be some changes in April with Jim Stones and MCT both shutting up shop

[Mikeonthebuses]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(04/04/2020 07:52)T42 PVM Wrote:  There will be some changes in April with Jim Stones and MCT both shutting up shop

Jim Stones have already cancelled a lot of routes with no Replacements for time being and M.C.T sale might be pushed back a few months.

[gka472l]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(04/04/2020 05:17)ManchesterBusPhotography Wrote:  FLEET NEWS...

Stagecoach Sharstons Enviro400 hybrids never mad it to April maybe being put into the magic bus livery no idea though, the 11 plates moving elsewhere and all magic buses gone.

Stagecoach Ashton Enviro200s the 11 plates are moving to Scotland and all the tridnets hopping into reserve and all the 56 plates going into reserve and cascaded off 19019 to 19092 in Manchester's fleets but Wigan's 19018 going to Stagecoach Midlands and only 27825 remains.

Stagecoach Stockport Enviro400Hybrid 12206 to 12213 will be going elsewhere and stockport making space for 11504 - 11555 with 11504/5/6 all been delivered to Stockport depot and looks like a few MAN Engined Enviro400s are to be withdrawn.

Stagecoach Hyde Road have 8 magic buses at the moment while sharston seem to be refurbishing their hybrids maybe for a magic bus livery and the only depot with a 2010 brid in service.

Stagecoach Middleton still remains basically the same with 19100/101/111/113/115/116 the only depot with the Trident engined buses and 59 plate Enviro300s.

Stagecoach Wigan basically the same as Ashton with its 56 plates going.

For Disposal;
17860, 20982, 27501, 29724

12206-12213 going to Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire as part of the newly won Sellafield contract....

[ManchesterBusPhotography]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(04/04/2020 15:51)gka472l Wrote:  12206-12213 going to Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire as part of the newly won Sellafield contract....

Interesting I was reading some Stagecoach official documents and it said it was moving to Stagecoach NW I was confused of what it meant so thanks for providing me with this.

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(04/04/2020 12:23)Mikeonthebuses Wrote:  Jim Stones have already cancelled a lot of routes with no Replacements for time being and M.C.T sale might be pushed back a few months.

MCT is closing not being sold and we are told all the operator changes already announced (Ashton/Oldham and 247) will be going ahead on the 19th there’s a potential question mark over the Stockport work which isn’t up for retender until next October but as drivers have been given redundancy notice and many starting work at diamond on the 20th I doubt it will happen.

[Manchester Bus Journeys]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(05/04/2020 12:59)Mayneway Wrote:  MCT is closing not being sold and we are told all the operator changes already announced (Ashton/Oldham and 247) will be going ahead on the 19th there’s a potential question mark over the Stockport work which isn’t up for retender until next October but as drivers have been given redundancy notice and many starting work at diamond on the 20th I doubt it will happen.

Just a case of if MCT do you as planned what will happen with routes in Stockport as you said such as 44 X5 307 382 and others. There would be some MCT routes elsewhere with possibly no operator like in Oldham where MCT do Sunday 407 to denshaw.

[Metroline1511]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan
At Stockport it seems that everything is double-decker unless single-deckers are needed. All the 25s and 325s I have seen recently, and today's route 42a journey half an hour ago, have been Enviro 400 / MMC. I did see a Solo on route 309 the other day though.

[Manc93]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(05/04/2020 14:48)Metroline1511 Wrote:  At Stockport it seems that everything is double-decker unless single-deckers are needed. All the 25s and 325s I have seen recently, and today's route 42a journey half an hour ago, have been Enviro 400 / MMC. I did see a Solo on route 309 the other day though.

309/310 has to be a small Enviro 200/Solo due to a weight restricted bridge on Demmings Road in Cheadle. This is why 36073 is at Stockport. All other ST enviro 200s would exceed this.

[Metroline1511]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(05/04/2020 21:23)Manc93 Wrote:  309/310 has to be a small Enviro 200/Solo due to a weight restricted bridge on Demmings Road in Cheadle. This is why 36073 is at Stockport. All other ST enviro 200s would exceed this.

I gathered there was a physical restriction on those routes, so it's nice now to know exactly where.

I also saw a Solo on route 329 recently.

[ManchesterBusPhotography]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(05/04/2020 21:23)Manc93 Wrote:  309/310 has to be a small Enviro 200/Solo due to a weight restricted bridge on Demmings Road in Cheadle. This is why 36073 is at Stockport. All other ST enviro 200s would exceed this.

Been 400s and 400mmcs on it today, strange?