Stagecoach in Birmingham

[monkeyjoe]

Did stagecoach get a feel for Birmingham during the commonwealth and want to change strategy and bring some competition for future growth 

[Lukeee]

Did stagecoach get a feel for Birmingham during the commonwealth and want to change strategy and bring some competition for future growth

Does make you wonder, mind you stagecoach have been after the west mids for a long time 

[gc802002]

Well shocked to see the 41/46 58 will be operated by Stagecoach from january be weird seeing Stagecoach in Northfield and Yardley

Given the dead mileage from either Nuneaton or Rugby , It does make you wonder how they can manage to Undercut more local operators 

Crew changeovers will be quite challenging also but That will be factored into the price which emphasises my first bit 

[winston]

Does make you wonder, mind you stagecoach have been after the west mids for a long time

Stagecoach have been after NXWM for a long time, they could have broken in to the West Midlands bus market long before now if they had wanted too...

[gc802002]

Stagecoach have been after NXWM for a long time, they could have broken in to the West Midlands bus market long before now if they had wanted too...

It makes you wonder now they have a parent company with far deeper pockets than their own, if they now "want to"

I don't know how long these tenders run for , but they surely can't be ran long term from Warwickshire. Surely there must be a plan to operate from somewhere more local? 

That said the existing local Coventry and Solihull work seems well ran - but would be easier with a local depot. 

[winston]

It makes you wonder now they have a parent company with far deeper pockets than their own, if they now "want to"

I don't know how long these tenders run for , but they surely can't be ran long term from Warwickshire. Surely there must be a plan to operate from somewhere more local?

That said the existing local Coventry and Solihull work seems well ran - but would be easier with a local depot.

It's unlikely that NX Group would consider selling NXWM, DWS would likely have to buy the entire Group if Stagecoach want it bad enough.

The tenders are typically over 2-3 year periods

Stagecoach Warwickshire are already struggling to cover their existing work including work in Stratford recently won off Diamond - but we're heading well off topic now.

[don]

You would think Stagecoach may have spare capacity at Rugby and not at Nuneaton or Leamington (particularly staff). Thus picking up tenders to keep resources busy. 

[Secondary trigger 28]

Well shocked to see the 41/46 58 will be operated by Stagecoach from january be weird seeing Stagecoach in Northfield and Yardley

Will the times for these route change as a result?

[Stu]

Will the times for these route change as a result?

Most probably, the 46 route gets an alteration as part of the tender spec.

But please, use other topics for such discussions, and lets keep this on-topic for Acocks Green garage discussion.

[BBS]

Well shocked to see the 41/46 58 will be operated by Stagecoach from january be weird seeing Stagecoach in Northfield and Yardley

Shocking to even see stagecoach in Acocks green... 

[Stevo]

Shocking to see Stagecoach past my front door in Olton

[Jack D]

Seems like a few new services in Birmingham 
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41
46
A9

Can anyone confirm this? What vehicles will be used any timetables?

[2206]

What vehicles will be used 

Would guess E200. Standard Stagecoach single deck

[BBS]

Would guess E200. Standard Stagecoach single deck

41 and 46 are able to have double deckers

[2206]

41 and 46 are able to have double deckers

Probably don't need them though  I guess.
Not sure Rugby have any double decks either.
Bus times say Kettering, Northampton and Leamington have double decks.
Fleet list – Stagecoach Midlands – bustimes.org

The 82 can have double decks as well, as they were used regularly when ran by Diamond/Johnsons, however as the Nuneaton depot doesn't have any you will  never see one on there.