LCR Bus Franchising

[SK15 GZG (Moderator)]

RE: LCR Bus Franchising

(01/03/2022 10:24)Mayneway Wrote:  It’s pointless and all about power and control.

This is the correct answer

[iMarkeh]

RE: LCR Bus Franchising

(01/03/2022 11:55)MPTE1955 Wrote:  Council have a say on how the city centre will be, hence how the bus stations are. Merseytravel then run them.

I'm with you. Thank you.

[Mayneway]

RE: LCR Bus Franchising
And just to back up my point. Manchester derby this Sunday. Manchester will be bustling and TFGM - who would be running the Manchester franchise have decided to cancel ALL trams on the city centre - stretford line and replace with buses and coaches - and people seriously think things would be better.

[M60lad]

RE: LCR Bus Franchising
The situation with Metrolink this weekend is apparently down to weekend engineering works at Deansgate Castlefield Station from what I can gather and affects all lines not just City Centre-Stretford.

Going off topic it's not just this weekend that football in/around Manchester that will be hit by problems as next weekend when Man Utd are at home there will be even more problems as the same weekend Mancunian Way is fully closed which will cause a headache for people trying to get to/from Old Trafford, only saving grace is that its a 17:30 Kick-Off apparently.

[Mayneway]

RE: LCR Bus Franchising

(04/03/2022 06:44)M60lad Wrote:  The situation with Metrolink this weekend is apparently down to weekend engineering works at Deansgate Castlefield Station from what I can gather and affects all lines not just City Centre-Stretford.

Going off topic it's not just this weekend that football in/around Manchester that will be hit by problems as next weekend when Man Utd are at home there will be even more problems as the same weekend Mancunian Way is fully closed which will cause a headache for people trying to get to/from Old Trafford, only saving grace is that its a 17:30 Kick-Off apparently.

Exactly. These plans are made by TFGM who would be directly incharge of franchising in Manchester. If they can’t forward plan, and arrange the engineering on a weekend there’s little or no events on what does it say for franchising.

[NathanR]

RE: LCR Bus Franchising
The move to bring Liverpool City Region buses back into public control has been given the go-ahead

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liv...p_AppShare

[SK15 GZG (Moderator)]

RE: LCR Bus Franchising
And yet Rotheram has still failed to say how this franchising system of his is going to be better than what we have now. He has however said that subsidies would be needed from central government. Good luck with that one

This idea really is for the birds

[1466]

RE: LCR Bus Franchising

(04/03/2022 15:44)NathanR Wrote:  The move to bring Liverpool City Region buses back into public control has been given the go-ahead

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liv...p_AppShare

Excellent news, the sooner the better

[MPTE1955]

RE: LCR Bus Franchising

(04/03/2022 17:38)SK15 GZG Wrote:  And yet Rotheram has still failed to say how this franchising system of his is going to be better than what we have now. He has however said that subsidies would be needed from central government. Good luck with that one

This idea really is for the birds

Is it surprising that he hasn't said how its going to work. Hot Air and Rotherham.

[1466]

RE: LCR Bus Franchising

(04/03/2022 19:21)MPTE1955 Wrote:  Is it surprising that he hasn't said how its going to work. Hot Air and Rotherham.

Again personal attacks, lost the argument already