Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

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RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral

(12/11/2014 17:19)Shaun821 Wrote:  Originally there was no plans for it to stop along the A41 but Stagecoach directors thought if its going along there then it may as well have a few stops, could generate more revenue.
As for the X22, it gets a lot of passengers around little neston and parkgate especially so at peak times. The first 2 Heswall bound and the last Chester bound journeys go direct along the A540 as it would be a waste of time and money serving Neston and Parkgate at them times.

Thanks for that. I suppose any bus operator has to consider several factors when devising a service and ultimately calculate cost and benefit. The only comparison I can make in this area is Stagecoach's X2 service. Initially when that was launched it used step entrance coaches, was limited stop the entire length of its route and omitted Formby and Freshfield but rather went directly along the A565. Now the X2 observes ALL stops between Liverpool and Southport, uses new double deckers and serves the 2Fs.

I have no doubt that the management at Stagecoach are weighing up all options with these two relatively new routes.