Stagecoach Manchester

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(29/04/2014 13:04)Benzo Wrote:  They should bring back the Manchester -Glossop 236/7s, more ideally the evening/night journeys. Half of the passengers alight off the post peak time 216s and dash over to E stand with 2 or less minutes until the 236/7 departs.

Carnt see that happening. The old 236/237's were always very problematic. There was always major delays on the Ashton to Glossop sections in the afternoons because of the traffic between Manchester and Ashton so it sometimes meant up too a half hour wait in Ashton for the next bus to glossop.

Don't forget Stagecoach did a huge consultation a number of years ago on how to improve the Manchester to glossop (and vice versa) journeys and every attempt just didn't seem to work. I personally think the way it's set up now works fine.

One suggestion that does crop up now and again is extending 201's to Glossop at peak. I know of several people who live in Glossop and either walk or catch the bus to Hattersley then catch a 201 to Manchester as they see this as a better alternative to the 236/7 then the 216.