Stagecoach Manchester

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(22/01/2015 19:34)Dentonian Wrote:  The '06s are all now at Stockport, and indeed, I saw 22400 on the 7 passing Reddish North Station this afternoon - just two days before the route is diverted away from this part of Gorton Road. The X-regs are mostly at Stockport, but a few are at Wigan - none are Middleton buses. I wouldn't think it was simply a case of withdrawing X-reg MANs, though. These don't need to go until the end of 2015, and at Stockport in particular, it would be risky withdrawing full size single-deckers, having reduced Stockport-Reddish services by 33% - an area notorious for bigger than scheduled gaps in service at peak times, due to the plentiful problems caused by the M60. I would expect any remaining early model Darts at Middleton to go, and eventhough they are DDA compliant, some Solos could go as well. And there is still the question of Hyde Road's 15 or so loanees, although the transfer of Enviro400s from Sharston (see previous Reply) will help in this regard.

It will be interesting to see what happens with regards to the loanee's. I've come quite used to travelling on 18110/18111 on the 168/169. Thier decent buses.

With regards to what goes. Are the Solos DDA complient? I would have thought the Primo's would have been first to go.

Is Metrolink replacement work on this weekend or has it finished now?