Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

[james]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(15/03/2014 23:59)Mayneway Wrote:  Virtually right although the original 230 ran between Manchester and Tesco Droylsden until around 2003 and was dropped, then for some reason a couple of years later Mayne's registered a new 230 between Manchester and Ashton via the 168/169 route [up Taunton Road], and it was half hourly at peak then one every hour during the day. It was in retaliation for something Stagecoach had done but I can't remember what.

The 231 was similar with two per hour at peak and then one an hour during the day.

mayneway as i put in my original post "
the 230 mcr - tesco droylsden every 30 mins( then ext to ashton via curr 168/9 route) at odd times 231 mcr - littlesmoss peak hours i think"


i have dug out a timetable from 29/10/2007 and you are slightly off with the details i was near enough correct
the 231 was every 12 mins-15mins(roughly) from 625-925(inbound) and 1621-1915 (outbound) m-f then the eve jnys as it is now
5 jnys in the morning 627,717,737,837,917 plus 1820,1850 then the eve jnys as it is now
plus hourly on sundays all day

the 230 was an strange freq service to ashton
from abs
1020/35 then **20/**35 until 1620 (m-f)
920 then **20/**35 until 1735 (sat)
from mcr
850 then **35/**50 until 1435 (m-f)
850 then **35/**50 until 1650 (sat)

you are correct as i put it ran to tesco originally it was every 30 mins i was unaware it got withdrew for a while tho