Greater Manchester Service Changes

[iMarkeh]

RE: Greater Manchester Service Changes

(16/07/2021 18:18)knutstransport Wrote:  If the X1 does Macclesfield-Wilmslow-Wythenshawe-Manchester then that will mean the 130 funding will have to be withdrawn, as a subsided service cannot compete with a commercial one.

That depends on the stopping arrangement and frequency of the new bus.

Hulleys on the section between Buxton and Bakewell, have banned local travel, only carrying passengers through to Chesterfield or people with a Hulleys ticket connecting onto another Hulleys bus. If they do that and do limited stop, the 130 still has use for local passengers.
Also if the frequency is low, the 130 will continue, maybe hourly Wilmslow to Wyrhenshawe, two hourly extensions to Macc combined with this new route.

I think it is speculation though as I do not see the 130 changing as a result of this. Hulleys won't run often enough and don't like upsetting other operators.