(22 Feb 2021, 12:58 pm)Storx wrote There's no need for it. Magic Bus is just there for routes where there's a dog fight so they can charge lower fares and try and wipe out the competition who exist in the area.
I believe the Manchester one started to try and wipe out UK Buses (Delicenced), Bullocks (sold to Stagecoach) and Finglands (Sold to First Manchester) but still exists because of the massive war that still exists on Wilmslow Road between Stagecoach, First and now GNW aswell. The 192 Magicbus being scrapped when UK Buses was delicenced.
Magicbus has been allover the place including Newcastle, Rotherham, Ayr, Glasgow (where it first started - twice) and Inverness. The last which ended up arson at Stagecoach's Inverness depot (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4713656.stm).
The only corridor where it would work in the North East is the Coast Road and we all know what happened there in the early 10's when Bargain Bus was introduced which was the exact same thing. Now no-one would dare attempt those stunts again as it cost a fortune for both Arriva and GNE even known there's still problems with the Coast Road today and parts of the Bargain Bus still exists with the North Tyne (GNE) and Coastliner (Arriva) tickets which we're part of it.
Yeah that's fair, I'm not too sure on the numbers there tbf.
Go North West do indeed have a route down Wilmslow Road, route 41, soon to use ex-Go North East route 26/27 Citaros. However, First no longer have any buses there, having closed the former Finglands base at Fallowfield and sold Queens Road to Go-Ahead t/a Go North West.