Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(21/09/2013 23:18)Polo Mint Wrote:  The PVR must be huge for the 192, doesn't it operate every 4 minutes during the day? It is probably higher when you include the 191.

And indeed the TFGM timetables can be annoying, the timetables at bus stops show the times the bus is due but on the internet it says 'at frequent intervals of no more than 10 mins'. Although for frequent services people just turn up at the bus stop without much thought. The 42/43 timetables must be tough to write though, with some journeys terminating early, then the Finglands and Magic Bus journeys.

Isn't the timetable on travel line more informative?

[mbonwick]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(21/09/2013 22:48)Mayneway Wrote:  I think the south Yorkshire examples aren't performing as well as was thought so their trying one of the Manchester examples [which are slightly different models] to see if that performs any better.

Yorkshire are struggling to get any sort of half decent reliability from their hybrids, so have swapped with Manchester. The physical components between the batches are near enough the same, but the setups are different (I'm not sure in what respect sadly, would guess at software though).

Manchester are apparently trying to see if Yorkshire's setup works, and if not tweak it. Yorkshire are evaluating how the Manchester setup works in the hillier environment of Sheffield.

There was talk a few weeks back of a similar swap with North East, who are also [allegedly] struggling slightly with hybrid availability.

[MX05 CKN]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
"Alexander Dennis Enviro400H hybrid 12091 (YN61 BFO) is on loan at Hyde Road from Stagecoach Yorkshire, exchanged with 12118 (MX12 ENO) for comparative trials [at Holbrook.]" - Buses Mag October issue

My guess that it's the software too, Mbonwick.

[H101GEV (Administrator)]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
Thanks for the help, gents.

The Traveline timetable is a lot better, so that link will be very useful. It shouldn't be too hard to get close to the PVR using that.

The 192 off-peak timetable is three 10 minute services combined (Hazel Grove, Stepping Hill and Stockport College) giving a bus every 3-4 minutes. There seem to be a few extra buses which terminate at Stockport Mersey Square during the morning.

[MX05 CKN]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
When I used to travel between Piccadilly Gardens and Stockport/Reddish, I could never get my head around the 192 timetable so I decided that the 203 was a safer option.

[acocker96]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(17/09/2013 08:08)MX05 CKN Wrote:  Just been emailed an updated fleet card by Stagecoach. I shall update Wigan's and Middletons fleetlist soon

Could you please email STG Manchester's up-to-date fleetcard please XLS Copy thanks
aaron.cocker96@gmail.com

[acocker96]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(23/09/2013 17:06)MX05 CKN Wrote:  

(22/09/2013 15:47)acocker96 Wrote:  

(17/09/2013 08:08)MX05 CKN Wrote:  Just been emailed an updated fleet card by Stagecoach. I shall update Wigan's and Middletons fleetlist soon

Could you please email STG Manchester's up-to-date fleetcard please XLS Copy thanks
aaron.cocker96@gmail.com

Sent

Ok Thanks a lot

[MX05 CKN]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
The next fleetcard should make an entertaining read, what will the reserve vehicles alll over the show

[mbonwick]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
Hardly - the reserve vehicles are kept licenced for whichever depot needs them. Unless things change with PVRs, we won't see much movement of the reserve fleet as on paper everything is fine.

[MX05 CKN]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
You never know, heard drivers mention more movements.