Stagecoach Manchester

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(09/05/2021 01:49)Mrboo Wrote:  They have the older magic buses and then the newer ones they don't need all on oxford road even with full timetable. Buses are now running at 50% loads plus now with no dupes on some routes. and it only advisory with some firms not bothering now. and yes it wrong but R rate is going down.

Stagecoach would remove the old magic buses if they did not have work for them and most of this is dupes or school services. we are not far off the summer now and then they use the magic buses on Rail / tram replacement or as MOT cover.

Stagecoach has agreed to send 5 megabus coaches to Yellow bus for new routes so they have to be ok. dont know if they are ones from Manchester

How do you know they ‘don’t need them all’ along Oxford Road?? You assume they don’t when in actual fact they brought the buses out of reserve for one reason, to use them.

[ant17612]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan
Interesting allocation I come across before was repainted MMC 10413 on the 368.

[dounowhoiam]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(12/05/2021 19:59)ant17612 Wrote:  Interesting allocation I come across before was repainted MMC 10413 on the 368.

Looks like it's just transferred from Sharston to Stockport:
https://bustimes.org/vehicles/47294?date=2021-05-11
- from my experience Stagecoach Manchester have been pretty good with ensuring the ticket / tracking is correct.

[M60lad]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan
Not to sure where it would be going but yesterday at about 12:35 I saw one of Sharstons BYD electric double deckers heading through Chadderton on M60 towards M66, I'm not to sure but I think it was being driven by a fitter/mechanic.

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(13/05/2021 05:42)M60lad Wrote:  Not to sure where it would be going but yesterday at about 12:35 I saw one of Sharstons BYD electric double deckers heading through Chadderton on M60 towards M66, I'm not to sure but I think it was being driven by a fitter/mechanic.

They go up to pilsworth for Aircon servicing according to my mate who’s a fitter at Sharston.

[SK15 GZG (Moderator)]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan
10417 is the latest Enviro400 MMC to be repainted

[Scania1996]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(09/05/2021 07:29)M60lad Wrote:  The former Magicbuses which are still in the old Magicbus livery are all based at different depots now so can't all be used on current Magicbus routes now, I know of at least one that is currently allocated to Wigan Depot and not to sure whether Middleton Depot have still got one or a few in their fleet although they might have been repainted now.

As for the current Hybrid Enviro400 Magicbus fleet I know these have now took over as being the spare buses that are primarily used on Magic duties but are now used on Metrolink Replacement duties as and when needed.

Magic Bus wise Wigan are using 19177/85/90/1/225. They were also running former Magic 19182 but think that's recently moved back to a Manchester depot

[gka472l]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan
Was in Wigan briefly earlier this afternoon and noted Sharston's E400MMC 10423 on a local service, not sure if the 9 or 10 but it's not tracking.....

HTH

[joe_alker]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(17/05/2021 17:10)gka472l Wrote:  Was in Wigan briefly earlier this afternoon and noted Sharston's E400MMC 10423 on a local service, not sure if the 9 or 10 but it's not tracking.....

HTH

Will likely be covering one of the former megabus school dupes, Hyde Road, Sharston and Stockport cover quite a lot between them

[M60lad]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan
Not to sure if this has been asked but is there a reason why these additional School Extras don't track on the tracker? Surely if the tracker is linked to the ticket machine the bus will track whatever service the bus is on.

Another example is the afternoon bus on 11 that Sharston do, I saw it the other day and it was one of the BYD electric double deckers but according to Bus Times the bus on it wasn't tracking at the time.