Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

[iMarkeh]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral

(13/02/2018 18:43)chester285 Wrote:  your correct in saying that the SP1 is being renumbered to the 5 and 5A but they are staying with Chester and not transferring to Rockferry, regarding the 5A could this not be the Duplicate that Flintshire council have requested for school times? Is it possible that the new 5 could be re-routed to serve Stanney replacing that part of the 6, by doing that is does remove the SP1 (5) from running the full length of Stanney Lane is already served by the X2, X8 and the 1

(13/02/2018 20:56)chester285 Wrote:  Is there any reasoning for the 6 returning to chester?

Service 5 is the replacement for the SP services. Whether this is SP1 or SP2 is unknown but it is a replacement for the SPs as a whole and not just the duplicate bus. Renumbering it does sound as if it is being routed around Stanney. I would have thought with the time the SPs have, it would only be able to safely do Rugby Road. That is unless the SP running time is increased and so the duties went SP to Eport, 5A, 5A, SP out. The Stanney Grange circular only takes about 20 minutes (stagecoach have padded the timetable for some unknown reason around Dover Drive) meaning it is possible for it to work that way. That is why I suggested a POSSIBLE move to Chester. Is isn't confirmed as it is just my opinion and at no point did I suggest that. I said does the service changes mean it is moving and didnt say it is moving.

(13/02/2018 21:40)E208 WBG Wrote:  Its unconfirmed... tbh I think 5A and 6 be out of Rock Ferry as can keep them both together and run them same loop as now just change number in the port...

The 5 will be just the SP1 I presume but have wait and see

That would mean missing out most of Deeside Industrial estate which I would assume can be very busy. Not like there are few businesses there. Does the 2 hourly frequency put people off around there compared to the old GHA frequency of half hourly?