Manchester bus franchising

[Mayneway]

RE: Manchester bus franchising

(23/04/2023 14:20)Mrboo Wrote:  on another note. I can see Stagecoach taking Metrolink Replacement back in-house. As they will now have lots of spare buses at weekends. Wonder if Vision will do the same with their buses.

Drivers employed to work Monday to Friday term time only are not going to want to drive all weekend on tram replacement work. There is still a massive driver shortage which will probably get worse as franchising kicks in.
Prime example being the agency supplying drivers from all over the country to Go Ahead to cover the work Diamond gave up can’t even supply enough drivers to cover the work.