Flixbus UK

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RE: Flixbus UK

(16/07/2020 12:47)Mrboo Wrote:  So tell me how come the megabus from London that leaves VCS at about 23:30 is often full

That service doesn't get to Manchester until almost 4am - there are some trains and buses running out of Manchester between 4am and 5am, so I don't know what you're trying to prove by saying that service is well utilised. It certainly isn't evidence that people on it don't make onward travel from central Manchester.

I used to live in Huddersfield and I used NX coaches from both Manchester and Leeds while living there, using TPE trains to connect to them, including one that departed Manchester at around midnight and one that arrived in Leeds in the middle of the night and I know I wasn't the only person who did that.

I really don't know why you don't want to accept that if the first Flixbus coach leaves later than the first NX coach then it means some people who can't get in to central Manchester in time for the NX coach will be able to make the Flixbus one.

Even if there is no-one on that Megabus service who catches an onward train or bus it doesn't mean there's no-one on the service who wouldn't find it more convenient if there was an onward train or bus e.g. if they have to get a lift, Uber or taxi from Shudehill to their home.

Quote: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.

The Airport service was to Euston via the Trent Valley and 322s were used on it - it was effectively what LNR operate now but extended to the airport and less frequent and slower due to 110mph running not being possible. The Rochdale service was to Waterloo and ran via Shrewsbury and Bath with FGW crews operating it for part of the journey - it was a poor attempt to provide a connection with Eurostar services, opposed to being real competition for Virgin.