Greater Manchester Tenders

[Mayneway]

RE: Greater Manchester Tenders

(15/05/2015 06:04)DVL418 Wrote:  Speaking as an enthusiast I agree - liveries and vehicle types

However, as a passenger, the certainty offered by larger operator compared to the ever lengthening list of smaller companies that have failed 'overnight' in several instances in recent months says otherwise

I would tend to agree with Jimbo. Old school independants like Stotts, Checkmate and Go Goodwins do sterling jobs operating tenders and in all the years I've used and followed Stotts I've never had problems with them.
However there is one independant who has recently gained a number of tenders in the Tameside area that I now have the opposite opinion of. They seem to be struggling with the amount of work they have taken on and from a personal point of Vue (I use their services most days), standards have seriously started to drop since April 12th.

In terms of cost though bigger companies offer better value for money for the passenger. Take the evening 348/350. I have a work collegue who uses the 350 every evening and since April has had to use a system 1 weekly instead of a First weekly. Yes it's costing slightly more but she reckons the service is much more reliable in the hands of stagecoach.