Greater Manchester Service Changes

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RE: Greater Manchester Service Changes

(17/07/2021 22:18)iMarkeh Wrote:  It fully depends on the stopping pattern and frequency. They won't cut an hourly local bus for a 3 hourly express bus. Even CEC aren't that stupid. Will be a complete wait and see.

The requirement for subsiding a service is that are employment, medical, shopping or other essential journeys which are not met by other services. CEC's view that as they don't need to subside a bus if there's a train instead but TfGM's view that as trains don't make as many stops as buses so it's OK to subside a bus which basically copies a train route. I think that's also worth considering for an express bus vs a stopping bus - CEC aren't going to continue to subside a stopping bus because the express bus only stops at one stop in Wilmslow town centre and one stop in Macclesfield town centre. However, if it doesn't serve Wilmslow at all then there's no reason to change the Wilmslow to Macclesfield section of the 130. If, on the other hand, it serves Wilmslow but doesn't serve Alderley Park or the hospital then CEC will need to look at how many journeys are needed which aren't met by the commercial service and whether those are best served by the existing 130 route or by another service.