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Have to disagree with certain posts on here.
First point Stagecoach Hartlepool do need new buses. As TCTS24 has proved the Manviros are probably split between drivers who like them those who hate them and those not bothered either way. However 24122 is from what I have seen proving popular and that’s with drivers and passengers who like it better than most of the fleet Hartlepool does have. Although I would agree I doubt drivers will go on strike over the state of the fleet as long as they getting a decent wage.
Stagecoach can make profit in Hartlepool if they made the effort to provide a better service. At the moment they not providing good enough services to the main areas people want to go to. At the moment to get to the University Hospital from the Headland means going to the Town Centre and trying to connect to the 1.
It’s the same with Teesbay retail park if they had a service actually going into it I reckon it could do well. I would be interested to see how well if they experimented with it.
At the moment especially this time of year it’s quite funny how both the costal areas where people will want to go to only has a single service yet all all services apart from the 1 go to Owton Manor. You can’t get to Seaton from Owton Manor again it means getting a bus to the town then trying to connect with the 1. You can’t even get a bus between Seaton and the Headland anymore either because again getting the 1 to the town and then getting the 7. I think if Stagecoach had actually planned a better network then it would see more passengers and actually increase profit. Same with people actually getting on the bus you don’t need to be an enthusiast to know the fleet is knackered the majority of the town knows it is. Better buses would actually get more people to use them.
The point about a service between Hartlepool and North Tees Hospital. Yes actually that is mostly Stagecoach fault because them and Arriva decided to carve areas up between themselves with an agreement they wouldn’t compete in each others areas which is why Arriva won’t do a service even though it’s not difficult to do one but either having it as a Via point as an additional service to Stockton or a proper service between both hospitals.
