Greater Manchester Tenders

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RE: Greater Manchester Tenders

(15/01/2022 07:08)Manc93 Wrote:  The X5 used to be a well used service under Stagecoach, alas once the tender passed I think to MCT it declined, and then passed to Diamond and it went to a peaks only service around that point.

The X5 used to work really well under Stagecoach's helm as it ran from Stockport all day to the Trafford Centre instead of just Sale.

They also had other routes in the area including the X41 and 370 that meant that it was cost effective for passengers in the Sale to Northenden area to get a Daysaver instead of a different or multi-model operator.

Alas, Stagecoach withdrew with the only the short replacement of the 143 Sale route and changed the 370/371 routes to an 11A when MCT took over the X5 route which was mired with problems including delays, lack of tracking and finances (no card, different operator to get a more expensive ticket).