Flixbus UK

[Mrboo]

RE: Flixbus UK

(16/07/2020 11:03)knutstransport Wrote:  I'd like to hear your reasoning for that presumption. If the entire coach market lived within walking distance of
either Shudehill or Chorlton Street then that would be a very small market - I doubt it would be big enough for NX to operate more than one coach per day, never mind multiple operators running multiple coaches! My brother uses Manchester-Birmingham coaches and he uses a connecting train at both ends - not that anyone working for NX or Megabus would know that unless they ask him to take part in a survey and he agrees.

You also seem to presume that they can't attract some of the Avanti West Coast customers to switch to a slower coach if they offer a much lower price. There's a reason why all Avanti West Coast services stop at Stockport and if you've been to Stockport in the morning peak you'll see why - demand for London travel from 'South Manchester' is much higher than it is from central Manchester shown by how empty the southbound trains are arriving at Stockport, compared to how full they are leaving.

So tell me how come the megabus from London that leaves VCS at about 23:30 is often full and they had re work the service to run 2 coaches a M11 and M11A there 2 markets to London Coach and Train there is also a cheap train route to London with a change at Crewe I often use that as takes about 3.5hrs. but they do like to hide the super off peak ticket from crewe and London north western railway tickets from Manchester
trains carry many more so have to stop to pick up more station or they would have to put on smaller London trains from the mid points. There was a London train from Manchester Airport and Rochdale and Victoria run by First North Westen with a 158 class but it did not take off with a small train. with Flexbus they don`t know there market here was same with megabus at start they should look at NX 440 / 410 / 040 / 035 / 509 are the routes that often have 3rd party coaches on as they get very busy. Also the megabus routes that call into Birmingham get a lower fare as people want the non stop. When megabus started they did not run Manchester to Birmingham. there also SNAP running Cardiff / Bristol to London and Nottingham to London they ran out of money and had to have a break before having a 2nd attempt. at VCS there 3 peak times. 8am. / 6pm / 11pm with euro coaches at 9am and 8/9pm

I would love to know there game plan. as NX have airports and Megabus have Uni markets well there was a gentleman's agreement think that not case now due to Heathrow and Manchester airport getting megabus