Manchester bus franchising

[Mayneway]

RE: Manchester bus franchising

(22/01/2023 07:26)MTL0201 Wrote:  Could it be Diamond are doing it out of spite, lost Bolton depot in the franchising, so hit back by reducing frequencies & withdrawing routes?

Something very similar happened a few years ago. First/Queens Road lost the free bus contract to MCT. It came as a massive shock and they informed TFGM they would be closing the depot and withdrawing some routes and transferring others. After some crunch meetings it was decided to let them keep the contract.
Potentially when more franchise contracts are announced stagecoach could potentially do the same thing and start withdrawing services to cause a massive impact.