Greater Manchester Service Changes

[iMarkeh]

RE: Greater Manchester Service Changes

(04/08/2021 17:55)knutstransport Wrote:  What I was trying to get at is if there hasn't been proper dialogue between the operator and council it might result in say stand 6 being allocated for Macclesfield-Ashbourne services and stand 4 for Manchester Airport-Macclesfield, which would be impractical when it's actually one through service.

I accept the stands at Macc aren't as intensively used as in the past when the 130 was half-hourly and the 27 was hourly and had a layover at Macc. Although, the services are generally less consistent now e.g. the 19 is no only every 60 minutes so some departures are at xx:50 and others are at xx:20, with the first one being 07:30 and the last being 18:05. Then the other High Peak services are interworked so I think the stand for the 58 arrival needs to be the same as the stand for the 14 departure. It's definitely not getting unworkable but does need some thought to be put in to stand allocations.

You don't need the same stands for interworking buses. Not sure where that idea comes from. Buses should be put on stands based off their routes, not what they may do before/after the trip.. In this instance, towards Manchester should be linked with the 130 and towards Ashbourne linked with the 109.

On one sole point which may back you up, Cheshire East have today updated their bus service changes page to include the 391/392 from September using Wellington Street due to Stockport Bus Station redevelopment. No sign of the Hulleys bus so I would be interested to know if they are aware of it given it isn't posted in todays update.