First Manchester

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RE: First Manchester
Very chuft about cheaper tickets, I have never seen First do this kind of thing. First seem to want to improve their reputation and their operational practices, perhaps they are letting local management have more freedom?

I did not know the X82 was subsidised, I wonder why with large amount of services in the particular areas it serves.

Can you remind me of route 20? Didn't that go all the way to Bacup? I am certain First had a service all the way up to Bacup through that area.

(23/03/2013 23:34)SF07 Wrote:  

(23/03/2013 22:55)Metroline1511 Wrote:  In a way it is right for First Manchester to reduce the prices of their day and longer-period tickets. These cover a narrower area since they sold the Wigan operation to Stagecoach late last year.

Did think that too. I wouldn't be surprised if that was one of the factors for the reductions. I'm sure the Metrolink extension to Oldham, Shaw and Rochdale plus Stagecoach's takeover of Bluebird and the success of the Oldham and M60 tickets could be other factors. Also, First would probably want some more positive publicity given some of the criticisms they've had in the past.

Indeed the Metrolink will have an impact on services, and now in the Moston area have competition with JPT and Stagecoach, who is far more formidable than Bluebird. I still reckon they need to increase frequency to win back that area but cheaper feares will help an awful lot.