Stagecoach Manchester

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(06/03/2019 18:16)Brickmill Wrote:  Yes. It creates spikes in engineering needs eg a disproportionate number of buses needing refurbishment at the same time - although First and Stagecoach seem to get round the problem by simply not refurbishing buses at all.

That's why larger batches of vehicles are refurbished/maintained over a longer period of time

It isn't practical for a specific area to receive X amount of new buses each year. Eventually an operator the size of Arriva or Stagecoach will end up with a surplus of mid-life vehicles which they no longer have a use for

(06/03/2019 18:16)Brickmill Wrote:  More free market theory. Stagecoach Manchester "invested" in 10463-87, 10609/10 for the 201/203 in 2015 on this basis, but since late 2017, there have been many, many occasions when barely half the workings have been from this batch, with the rest made up of standard Enviro400s up to 11 years old. See also above referenced lack of refurbishment.,.. And no, I'm not talking peak times only.

No it isn't. It's inevitable that buses bought for one route will eventually be used on another route