Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

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RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

(28/09/2020 18:06)iMarkeh Wrote:  I repeat from earlier. 2 years they have had the buses for. X1 I understand as it's a newer route but to not brand for the 1 isn't great. They should either have been repainted into corporate or branded up. You look at the other gold routes and can you seriously say that Rock Ferry is providing a quality Gold service in comparison? Downgraded to no USB ports and buses 5 years older, you can generally see X4 branding where the stickers were, the panels are generally mixmatch colors and the decals are generally not put back on when the panels get replaced.

To repeat from earlier: they're going to be repainted in due course so there's no point branding them or tidying them up because it'll be a waste of time and money

(28/09/2020 18:06)iMarkeh Wrote:  I genuinely urge you to compare Rock Ferry to other Stagecoach depots. Branded buses thrown out all over the place, gold buses thrown about like there is no tomorrow because they don't have enough corporate. London red buses still plodding around (I can see no other Stagecoach areas running red London buses 2 years after they got them). Any reputable bus manager will tell you that these are some of the basics. Even First are doing quite well at keeping branded buses on the right routes. If First can do it, Rock Ferry should be able to.

Does any of this actually matter?

(28/09/2020 18:06)iMarkeh Wrote:  I suppose what I am saying is there there is no pride there anymore compared to a few years ago. It's just, sending a bus out without a care how it looks. Their repaints for everyone else are fantastic, why can't they take as much care of their own fleet as they take care of other depots? I will actively try not to use RF buses because of the depots standards. Much more pleasant to find alternative ways to get places and that's a shame because just a few years ago, the depot was doing so well.

I think Rock Ferry has far more important things to worry about now than branding or repainting their Gold Scanias. If you feel that the depot (rightly) prioritising getting them into service as quickly as possible over getting them branded/repainted means they have no pride in their fleet then I've nothing else to say. Instead of complaining about something which really doesn't even matter in the grand scheme of things how about you actually give Stagecoach credit for giving the route a much needed capacity boost?