Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

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RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral

(17/02/2013 16:40)St Helens Rider Wrote:  Then the 1/2 could take up the local slack inbetween. Also as I have said prevsiously, the service should have been 50 - 50 from each operator (each operator running alternate journeys).

The partnership was put to arriva by first, as they where struggling so needed to get things going again and make some money. The origional idea was Arriva would have the say over the 471/2 and First would have the say over the 1/2/X2 hence why Arriva do lates on Heswalls, and First do the lates on the 1s..

It made sense initially, and was reasonably fair to passengers except those with arriva M-tickets.. but now there really is need for change considering stagecoach are no longer going to be accepting arriva monthly savers leaving arriva monthly users with a 40 minute gap on the 1/2, and no service in the morning until 7am, and no service after 7 pm or on a sunday!

There is need for change now I agree, and the introduction of an express style route would be beneficial, even if it is only 1 per hour or 2 per hour max.