Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

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RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral

(27/12/2016 18:14)CKC 312L Wrote:  It is not up to Stagecoach to get involved in traffic congestion issues that is for Chester & Cheshire West Council and McArthur Glen to sit down and sort out Some work has been carried out to try and rectify the problems but unfortunately they are not working plus if you think the traffic is bad now it was worse years ago before they put in the traffic lights and the dedicated lanes for various destinations.
What Stagecoach can do though is some Market Research into what their passengers want I.E Do they want a direct express style service just to Cheshire Oaks on Boxing Day or would rather the existing pattern of a 20 Min frequency on the 1 and an 60 Min frequency on the X8 be enough for a Boxing Day

Stagecoach is to some extent a very important stakeholder in Cheshire Oaks in that it supplies Cheshire Oaks with a regular service to the two local cities and Runcorn. They should absolutely be a part of the planning.

As for market research for 1 day a year - that just isn't economically feasible. Market research costs a lot of money, and even if they filled 4 buses an hour on Boxing Day, it wouldn't come close to covering the cost of the research. It's better to take a punt on it and see how it works out, and I'm sure they'll evaluate it fully in the new year to see if it was worthwhile.