Stagecoach Manchester

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(08/11/2014 14:22)Dentonian Wrote:  Now that's a new one on me! A different set of duties/bus workings for days when a football match is on. Does that mean four different sets of schedules for Saturdays (1230 KO, 1500 KO, 1730 KO or no home match); 3 sets of Sunday schedules (1330 KO, 1600 KO & no match) and even two sets of Monday-Friday schedules to accomodate evening kick-offs? I've worked in and around the industry for nearly 35 years and I've never heard such a thing - besides, there is no seperate registrions to accomodate additional running times, which would surely be the only reason for seperate schedules. No, if there is a match on, you simply make sure there are additional resources available as and when they are required, bearing in mind HE/SH run extra 216s from Manchester to the Etihad and back anyway. Oh, and ftr, City are away today.

I never mentioned different duties. I was trying to point that when Manchester City are playing at home on a Sarurday it's quite often the case that different vehicles appear on different services. For example if Manchester city were playing at home it could explain the Hybrids on the 216 but as you say they are playing away.
Another possible theory is the 216/219's could possibly interwork on certain journeys which would explain the use of Hybrids on the 216 and Enviro400's on the 219 but as you cheaply point out I'm no expert you are!

I'm are though that Stagecoach will have checked the legality of using the Hybrids on other services otherwise they wouldn't be doing it.