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RE: Manchester Community Transport - 33109 - 09/03/2020 14:49 (29/02/2020 12:37)knutstransport Wrote: Someone at D&G really needs to look at how on Saturdays in Cheshire the total number of passengers who travel by train is very high but they always claim there aren't enough passengers to make a bus service a commercial success. If that's his stance that he can't be arsed, it's no wonder D&G are struggling! Couldn't be arsed with paperwork, errrrr sorry but when you run a bus company wouldn't you expect that ![]() RE: Manchester Community Transport - ant17612 - 13/03/2020 17:32 YX19 ONS is playing out on the 18 this evening. RE: Manchester Community Transport - Mayneway - 14/03/2020 13:23 (13/03/2020 17:32)ant17612 Wrote: YX19 ONS is playing out on the 18 this evening. It should be on X5’s/18’s again today (Saturday) RE: Manchester Community Transport - djb - 14/03/2020 18:30 (14/03/2020 13:23)Mayneway Wrote: It should be on X5’s/18’s again today (Saturday) It / one of them was. Just passed it on the last x5 in northern moor. RE: Manchester Community Transport - ant17612 - 15/03/2020 20:33 Does anyone know if SN59 AXA is still in the fleet and where it can usually be found? RE: Manchester Community Transport - Mayneway - 16/03/2020 01:04 (15/03/2020 20:33)ant17612 Wrote: Does anyone know if SN59 AXA is still in the fleet and where it can usually be found? It’s still with us but Is VOR due to a gear box issue. It will be rectified in the coming weeks and might possibly temporally come back onto the road but I believe long term it’s to join Powell’s. RE: Manchester Community Transport - Mayneway - 16/03/2020 05:13 Details of who’s operating what have been put up in the depot over the weekend presumably so we can inform passengers. 7 - still seeking alternative operator 18 - still seeking alternative operator 41 - STOTTS 44 - still seeking alternative operator 96 - GO NORTH WEST 159 - STOTTS 197 - still seeking alternative operator 217 - DIAMOND 232 - STAGECOACH 237 - STAGECOACH 247 - DIAMOND 307 - still seeking alternative operator 308 - still seeking alternative operator 312 - still seeking alternative operator 328 - still seeking alternative operator 329 - still seeking alternative operator 335 - STOTTS 336 - STAGECOACH 337 - STAGECOACH 339 - STOTTS (weekday) 339 - STAGECOACH (sunday) 345 - STAGECOACH 355 - withdrawn 372 - still seeking alternative operator 373 - still seeking alternative operator 382 - still seeking alternative operator 387 - withdrawn 389 - STAGECOACH 396 - STAGECOACH 402 - STOTTS 407 - withdrawn 408 - FIRST 410 - withdrawn 411 - withdrawn 412 - withdrawn 418 - withdrawn 419 - STOTTS 826 - STOTTS X5 - still seeking alternative operator 391/392 - Cheshire East are still seeking alternative operator The 410/411/412 will be partly replaced by the re-routed 402 run by Stotts. The 418 partly replaced by the re-routed 403 run by Stotts. The Stotts 41 is interesting as it currently runs 7 days a week from 6am- midnight. Stotts have no interest in evening or Sunday work so I suspect they will run the 41 Monday to Saturday and stagecoach will run their 341 evenings and Sunday’s - I could be wrong! Also very surprised the evening and Sunday 396 is continuing. It carries at best 1 maybe 2 punters a night! RE: Manchester Community Transport - M60lad - 16/03/2020 07:17 Looking at the list I have a couple of questions: 1> There's still a number of services yet to be covered by an operator, is there still enough time for an operator to step in and run these services come April? (I know there's just enough a month until change date) 2> Looking at the routes operators have gained I wonder where vehicles are going to come from to operate their additional services? Especially looking at work Stotts have won 3> One thing I had heard is that apart from 408 First had got some of the MCT routes/tenders in Ashton is this right? 4> Will there be a reason why Arriva this time haven't bid to operate some of the remaining services? Surely they can easily operate say X5 & 18 especially considering they've operated 18 in the past. RE: Manchester Community Transport - djb - 16/03/2020 08:11 (16/03/2020 07:17)M60lad Wrote: Looking at the list I have a couple of questions: Are the majority of services already covered not just the ones that were up for retender anyway? If that’s the case it will explain the gaps, with the process started earlier on than the emergency retenders? RE: Manchester Community Transport - Mayneway - 16/03/2020 11:28 (16/03/2020 07:17)M60lad Wrote: Looking at the list I have a couple of questions: |