Stagecoach Manchester

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(02/07/2016 10:09)Owl Wrote:  Stagecoach were approached by MMU to set the service up when they closed their Didsbury campus, and transferred to Birley Fields. They did so because students who had started their courses at Didbury and had accomodation in that area could claim they were disadvantaged by the move.

You are correct to say that loadings are very poor, and it will be interesting to see if the subsidy (and the service) continue in the next academic year, as if my sums are correct, the students who started at Didsbury will have finished this year. There has already been a reduction in the route for this academic year.

You are just correct about the calculation as Birley campus opened (majorly incomplete) September 2014, therefore the people who were inconvenienced by the move would now have finished, or are into the final year. However, those doing a four year course and started in 2013 would still require the bus next year, and due to the shocking cost of Birley Fields accommodation, many 'new' students who started at Birley are moving to areas such as Fallowfield and Rusholme, and will take the 141 if it continues to run.

The cost of a 'house' at Birley Campus is currently £140 ppw (originally £127 when incomplete) and is set to rise. The average cost of a student house in South Mancheser with bills is around £90-100 ppw depending on the number of students involved in the lease.