Manchester bus franchising

[Mrboo]

RE: Manchester bus franchising

(19/01/2023 02:28)Mayneway Wrote:  Your comment makes no business sense whatsoever. The industry is still recovering from covid. Service occupancy is still nowhere near what it was pre covid and I would bet most operators would tell you that most of their commercial work is only just covering costs. Nobody will drop work to run the 163, it won’t happen.

Yes they will.

Think about it put in a high tender and if you win pull buses off say a seasonal route or a route you can get away with cutting.

As summer is not as busy.

They could just run from Bury to Middleton every hour. What could they cut maybe cut the 18 from going to MRI to every hour.

Maybe even a coach firm would be tempted who not really into service work.
Atlantic travel maybe.

On Rail Replacement we have firms who always put in high bids as they don't really want the work but every now and then they hit jackpot.

Is there anything to say GNW can't start early on that route. Drivers are ready to jump ship always with right offer.

also what other tenders are due for renewal that maybe dropped for this.

If not they will just have to offer local link service.