Stagecoach Manchester

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(18/03/2018 12:03)Valandil Wrote:  Approximately how many vehicles / drivers do these depots have?
(With apologies to those who slam repetition in threads, in case this has already been mentioned somewhere over the last seven thousand posts).

Is it definitely just Hyde Road involved, or could vehicles from other depots be used as well, say if Ashton drivers were to be bussed to other depots to collect vehicles which they would then run dead to pick up their Ashton routes?

Believe it's around 80-90 buses possibly more. Drivers have been told to sign on at hyde road today instead of Ashton but because of the proximity between depot and Ashton bus station a lot of changeovers take place at the depot so will be a nightmare trying to sort it all from hyde road.
Resources will be an issue but I believe Tameside council were allowed access to their yard so gritters could re-load during the night (it's within stones throw from Ashton depot) so there's the possibility emergency services may allow buses to be taken out and then ran from hyde road. Early days yet and luckily or not luckily the snow has suspended a lot of services so I'm sure that's eased things today.