Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

[Willowbrook]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
I prefer this layout on this body with the blue on the front. I don't dislike the other repaints, I just prefer this.

(27/03/2013 22:57)gka472l Wrote:  Found this on Flickr this evening, former Wigan allocated 21237 now at Chester http://www.flickr.com/photos/28011506@N04/8596259074/

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral

(28/03/2013 06:57)M60lad Wrote:  I wonder whether boundaries will change again shortly with Chorley & Preston Depot's shortly coming under GTL Ownership rather than Stagecoach Ribble, maybe then you will be able to buy a ticket from a bus in Chester and use it all the way up to Preston

if that happened i would use stagecoach a lot with a weekly being 13 pound 50 and valid in st helens, liverpool, birkenhead, chester, southport, preston and chorley, that to me would be a bargin and a great move by stagecoach

[mbonwick]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
There will be no change in ticket boundaries resulting from the licence cleanup - it's purely an administrative exercise at the request of VOSA. Both Ribble and GTL licences are already under the same management (Merseyside & South Lancs) anyway.

You can already buy a ticket in St Helens that is valid in Preston; the North West Megarider Gold price at £26 for 7 days. This is valid on all Merseyside & South Lancs services, and Cumbria & North Lancs too.
Using that ticket you could get from Wigan via the 113, all the way up to Dumfries or over to Newcastle.

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
yea that i expected but its always nice to see a ticket extended to cover more of an area, we can dream :P

[mbonwick]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
What you really mean is you want something for nothing....

For the area it covers, I think the Merseyside megarider is outstanding value. Expanding it to Preston etc would just be commercial suicide.

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
true thats why i said dream as i cant see it happening myself at that price

[px55efc]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral

(27/03/2013 17:28)cumbria0902150 Wrote:  Liverpool & Wirral Dayrider £3.50
Chester & Ellesmere Port Dayrider £3.50
Dayrider Plus (All zones) £3.90
Blacon Dayrider £2.50

Cheaper than Arriva, and miles cheaper than First was.
Going to take advantage of the QBP's now!

[ace]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral

(28/03/2013 08:58)Willowbrook Wrote:  I prefer this layout on this body with the blue on the front. I don't dislike the other repaints, I just prefer this.

(27/03/2013 22:57)gka472l Wrote:  Found this on Flickr this evening, former Wigan allocated 21237 now at Chester http://www.flickr.com/photos/28011506@N04/8596259074/

It seems you are not alone. We had a right barney on the Stagecoach Manchester thread last night about the repaints at Wigan and the former Bluebird Middleton depots. The consensus definitely was people prefer the Blue front.

[326VFM]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral

(27/03/2013 22:57)gka472l Wrote:  Found this on Flickr this evening, former Wigan allocated 21237 now at Chester http://www.flickr.com/photos/28011506@N04/8596259074/

That MUCH MUCH MUCH BETA and I like it very much than other white and dark blue around headlights which I dislike look like ulgy. So I believe it stagecoach to rushed to repainted and back on service also they wanted expand stagecoach livery getted rid first group livery!!!! Today I've seen No 21236 MX05CKK on the way to Chester from Liverpool route 2.

[mbonwick]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
It's not a case of depots rushing repaints, but just not bothering to ask how they should be done.

Hopefully when the Merseyside painters see 21236/7 they'll start to ask....