Stagecoach Manchester

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(16/04/2015 09:34)Dentonian Wrote:  The thought of 'deckers on the 343 in the 21st century certainly seems strange, but I assume this is done for (crew) scheduling efficiency. When you've got single-deckers on such as the 347 it doesn't create the right impression to the council taxpayer that a 78 seater is running on a service that needs public funding. Also, the fast (by suburban standards) quiet roads of Saddleworth and north Tameside are not what hybrids are designed for.

From what I've seen since Sunday the 343,348 and 350 are worked by diesel and hybrid Enviro400's. The 237 is one decker one Enviro200. I'm yet to see the 232 workings so I'm unsure what's used there but when I tried to dig up the timetable yesterday on the TFGM website nothing was available.

What I find interesting as a tax payer and user of the late evening bus services from Glossop is that I've gone from sharing my bus with between 5-10 other people (prior to Sunday) I now have the complete bus to myself for much of the journey home - hardly cost effective - and what's the chances that in 6 months time the evening service is pulled altogether because no ones using it.