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It’s not just that, being 4 car units you are almost guaranteed a seat now on peak workings, before them it was a lottery if train was2 or 4 car

I think the thinking on this is do we go to Leigh, Wigan or Bolton. Boothstown could offer plenty free off street parking, so perhaps with some services it’s more like a park and ride service

Explains why I noticed Tuesday a 150 on the wigan North Western to Oxford Road peak service. Fully under the wires

Looking at the price of the awards, these are very low. No wonder the bids I submitted didn’t get a look in. I can't see how over 5 years how they are going to run them, with fines that can be imposed on operators too. Traffic is not an excuse, operators had to have plans in place to react to this.

Sorry, I would have to disagree with those numbers from information I was privy to. But will have to leave that there.

Diamond to get a small franchise, most likely Trafford small. 1705699103 They didn’t bid for the 1st tranche; it had a very small interest, hence only 2 operators cleaned up. Even Diamond won more than allowed and it had to be awarded to Go Ahead, as they were the 2nd placed bidder plus the...

as someone who uses trains on this line on avery regularly basis, off peak and peak times, a 6 car train Wigan to Manchester is simply overkill . We had 2 car 142son many peak services for years, so a 3 car 323 starting at north western( most passengers at Wigan naturally go to wallgate as...

Just asked Google and wilkipeda and both say Flying Scotsman is the most famous steam engine in the world

The rate was flat fare of £2.50 . Used it many times

commute To Manchester from Wigan on Thursday and Friday morning, noticed the peak flyers from Wigan NW to Man Vic. Was 331s on Thursday but Friday was all cancelled due to a last minute timetable change, these services were as seen in post above a good place to find a 319. But guess lack of...

On one today still going

As somone who completed a bid for franchised services all your costs from A to Z are in your bid, on the very last entry is a column for profit you want from it. So if you get A to Z right perhaps with a bit of small over calculating plus your profit you have asked, bingo the shareholders are...

I assume there is a shortage of double-deckers for Wigan depot, as the tender specification for routes 7, 8, 9 and 10 specified them but they see very frequent use of single deckers. SD are also to be seen on the 35s, something Stagecoach managed to avoid. What were the requirements for the 575...

Why do they make a big thing about the V routes, comparing them to pre franchise figures? The V network was a tendered service pre-franchise, so wholly under TfGM control with regards to the timetable. If the service was as poor and not meeting the targets then the contract should have been...

Thanks, I was convinced I had got it wrong, was even starting off wrong

It’s still not open, have a few friends who have gone there from Finches, they are working from Hyde Road , other services come from charleston or Stockport, not sure if that spelt right. They are been paid an extra £200 a week for travelling to Manchester, but his day is excessively long...

Taken at daisy Hill Station. Looks like a disused line

Would have been incorporated into the franchise bid

What year didthe anglia services run from Ipswich to Basingstoke, not sure of the reason behind these, think was 3 or 4 services each way, found attached timetable

Not totally correct, some schools are being run by one operator till the 22nd September, then the franchise takes over from Monday. There are quite a few Vision schools changes.