Greater Manchester Tenders

[Mayneway]

RE: Greater Manchester Tenders

(06/03/2016 17:57)djb Wrote:  Amazing coincidence isn't it that high peak get the 341 tender, then realise the 394 is no longer viable....

As expected the 394 has been saved and will continue to be operated by High Peak. From 28th March - although I think it's actually 29th as it's a bank holiday Monday, it will operate on a new 2 hourly service following the same route as at present but using only 1 bus. The extra money needed to subsidise this new weekday service will be spilt evenly between DCC and TFGM but as a result there will be some changes to other services. The subsidised 394 Saturday service will be completly withdrawn with Saturday 26th March being the last day it operates.

Savings will also be made by making changes to the Sunday daytime 202 and Mon-Sat 341, details haven't been revealed yet but I suspect there both going from a half hourly services to an hourly service again using just 1 bus rather than 2. So high peaks decision to pull the commercial 394 has indirectly lost Stagecoach some work.