tbtc
Veteran Member
Rather than take the FirstGroup thread off-course, I thought I'd start a thread specifically for Stagecoach, as they are under a lot of the same pressures as First, but Stagecoach cuts don't seem to attract the same level of attention.
It's Barnsley's turn at the end of this month - https://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/servicechanges/ - a number of local services (the old Yorkshire Traction "TownLink" routes) getting trimmed - mainly ten minute services becoming every twelve minutes but with some differences.
For example, Royston goes down from a ten minute service (2x57 + 4x59) to every fifteen (2x57 + 2x59). The X65 (Barnsley - M1 - Meadowhall) that was introduced in the summer is halved in frequency (60 minutes).
But at least it's a town that has seen some investment in new vehicles and some new services (as well as the X65 there's the hourly X10 to Leeds, the night bus N66 in a town significantly smaller than many cities that can't sustain night buses), so not as bleak as some places.
I thought that the busy First thread probably warranted a "general" Stagecoach one (rather than just about Barnsley!)...
The accounts for Stagecoach companies currently being filed show similar declines in margins to First, although they were higher in the first place.
It's Barnsley's turn at the end of this month - https://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/servicechanges/ - a number of local services (the old Yorkshire Traction "TownLink" routes) getting trimmed - mainly ten minute services becoming every twelve minutes but with some differences.
For example, Royston goes down from a ten minute service (2x57 + 4x59) to every fifteen (2x57 + 2x59). The X65 (Barnsley - M1 - Meadowhall) that was introduced in the summer is halved in frequency (60 minutes).
But at least it's a town that has seen some investment in new vehicles and some new services (as well as the X65 there's the hourly X10 to Leeds, the night bus N66 in a town significantly smaller than many cities that can't sustain night buses), so not as bleak as some places.
I thought that the busy First thread probably warranted a "general" Stagecoach one (rather than just about Barnsley!)...
Last edited by a moderator: