Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

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RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

(12/03/2020 15:21)wirralbus Wrote:  When the 22 operated via Arrowe Park Hospital , was the route not operated by Rock Ferry. I do remember the driver change happening at the Internal stop at the Hospital.

In these days of profit centres routes arent shared but this is maybe a route that could be shared by both Chester and Rock Ferry. As the Rock Ferry job could continue as an additional 38 to New ferry or birkenhead Bus station,.

It did go to Arrowe Park so it wasn't as much dead millage as it would be now to Heswall.

Though it would need a level playing field in terms of pay, I liked how the 1 used to run with Chester and Rock Ferry with drivers from both depots running the service on each others buses (not like on the 2 where Chester drivers only drove Chester's buses).

It would only work in this instance if it was primerily RF ran with a Chester meal break driver. This means higher wages on the route so depends if the wages or the dead millage is more expensive. It could work but i can't see Stagecoach wanting to do it anyway as they don't like depots sharing routes.