Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

[wirralbus]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

(10/04/2023 19:19)chesterbuses21256 Wrote:  Oh wow, bet they will bring in some more buses for that

probably not as many as you think if they are operating the main service , dont forget the evening timetable will probably be a much more tightly timetabled service than the daytime service , less stops and less turnover times each end .

[iMarkeh]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots
The evening service which was tendered only consists of 2 buses. Of which, 1 doesn't do much.

This is what was tendered:
Bus 1: 20:35 Crewe to Chester
Bus 2 M-Th: 20:05 Chester - Crewe, 21:25 Crewe - Nantwich
Bus 2 FriSat: 20:05 Chester - Crewe, 21:25 Crewe - Chester, 22:40 Chester - Crewe.

[wirralbus]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots
That Bus 2 still has a lot of dead mileage from Nantwich on Monday to Thursday and even more on Friday and Saturday from Crewe. can you see Stagecoach being happy with that in the longer term though .

[KX03 KYY]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

(12/04/2023 08:56)wirralbus Wrote:  That Bus 2 still has a lot of dead mileage from Nantwich on Monday to Thursday and even more on Friday and Saturday from Crewe. can you see Stagecoach being happy with that in the longer term though .

Wouldnt be suprised if they add a commericial journey to stop the dead millage

[KX03 KYY]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

(11/04/2023 12:24)iMarkeh Wrote:  The evening service which was tendered only consists of 2 buses. Of which, 1 doesn't do much.

This is what was tendered:
Bus 1: 20:35 Crewe to Chester
Bus 2 M-Th: 20:05 Chester - Crewe, 21:25 Crewe - Nantwich
Bus 2 FriSat: 20:05 Chester - Crewe, 21:25 Crewe - Chester, 22:40 Chester - Crewe.

Is the Sunday same as current times?

[Raawwwrrr!]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

(12/04/2023 08:56)wirralbus Wrote:  That Bus 2 still has a lot of dead mileage from Nantwich on Monday to Thursday and even more on Friday and Saturday from Crewe. can you see Stagecoach being happy with that in the longer term though .

It won’t matter as dead mileage would have been calculated in the tender bid by stagecoach. It’s not Stagecoach paying out, it’s the local authorities.

[knutstransport]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

(12/04/2023 10:23)KX03 KYY Wrote:  Is the Sunday same as current times?

No. It's 2 vehicles providing a 90 minute frequency, instead of 3 providing a 60 minute frequency. Also first bus from Chester is almost 2 hours earlier, while the first from Crewe is an hour later. Last from Chester is 45 minutes earlier, while last from Crewe is 2 hours later.

https://tis-kml-stagecoach.s3.amazonaws....KAO084.pdf

[iMarkeh]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

(12/04/2023 10:22)KX03 KYY Wrote:  Wouldnt be suprised if they add a commericial journey to stop the dead millage

Based off the new Stagecoach timetable, it seems they are choosing to extend the 21:25 to Chester daily Monday-Thursday. Whether commercial or alternative bid to the tender, I don't know.

https://tis-kml-stagecoach.s3.amazonaws....KAO084.pdf

[knutstransport]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots
Stagecoach will be adding Winsford to their network map, as well as Crewe.

https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:34:48:376

[knutstransport]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

(18/04/2023 19:48)PAUL2511 Wrote:  Old news lol

If you knew the timetable before yesterday you didn't post it here. Stagecoach only made the W7 announcement yesterday. The 84 had been known about for some time.