I’ve been wondering whether this might be a good idea to speed up certain long-distance coach routes. Rather than serve a city centre which adds significant time to a journey, have it stop at an online MSA with a feeder bus/coach route running from there to the city centre.
For example, you could have a Southampton - Birmingham coach route which only calls at MSAs and TRSAs en-route (Sutton Scotney, Chieveley, Cherwell Valley, Warwick), then have another route which calls at intermediate towns in addition to all of the above (Winchester, Newbury, Oxford, Banbury, Leamington Spa). Passengers wanting a quicker journey can use the faster coach then change onto the stopper at the MSA before their preferred destination.
The added bonus with a stop at Chieveley is that it would provide a useful interchange between N-S and E-W coach routes since London - South Wales services could also call there. I’d be interested to find out if such an idea has already been considered on the UK’s coach network, or whether it is just pie in the sky.
For example, you could have a Southampton - Birmingham coach route which only calls at MSAs and TRSAs en-route (Sutton Scotney, Chieveley, Cherwell Valley, Warwick), then have another route which calls at intermediate towns in addition to all of the above (Winchester, Newbury, Oxford, Banbury, Leamington Spa). Passengers wanting a quicker journey can use the faster coach then change onto the stopper at the MSA before their preferred destination.
The added bonus with a stop at Chieveley is that it would provide a useful interchange between N-S and E-W coach routes since London - South Wales services could also call there. I’d be interested to find out if such an idea has already been considered on the UK’s coach network, or whether it is just pie in the sky.
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