Greater Manchester Service Changes

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RE: Greater Manchester Service Changes

(16/03/2021 07:22)M60lad Wrote:  Why would Stagecoach be against franchising in Manchester yet their very much active in the franchising operation in London and seem to have been for a number of years now?

I think a key reasoning as to why Stagecoach are dead set against Franchising is that they would not be able to make the kind of profits they made pre-COVID.

Out of all the operators in Greater Manchester, they are the one that has the most profitable routes and frequent services with little to no other bus compitition (with it in some cases competing with itself using the Magic Bus brand).