(10/04/2013 09:05)Mayneway Wrote:  

(10/04/2013 06:39)BHA Wrote:  I was in Manchester and noticed 47822 and 47823 in Bluebird livery - nothing special in that but they were on the 173 to Stockport. Is that not the MCT route worked by the white 'van-conversion' minibuses. I know there is a regular Bluebird working to the bottom of Piccadilly station but there were definitely showing 173 Stockport or Stepping Hill.

Also at Shudehill GM owned Solo YJ61JGO was on the 96 showing a hastily added fleet number 25347 and Daw Bank legals on the 96 Simister.

Apologies if this info has been reported before. There seem to be a lot of threads involved with the changes happening to Manchester tendered routes!

The 173 was a MCT tender which they used them horrid bread vans on, but Bluebird won the tender off them roughly a year (maybe slightly longer) ago, and Bluebird have operated it ever since. No doubt it will eventually move to ST depot.

The 96 was until last week operated by Maytree travel of Bolton who suddenly ceased trading. All their tenders have been given to other operators on an emergency basis. As the 96 is a green bus tender it comes with a Hybrid Solo so this has gone to Stagecoach in the last few days. This Solo and several others are operated by Stagecoach's Middleton depot (former Bluebird base), so already it's earning it's keep.

(09/04/2013 22:19)ace Wrote:  

(09/04/2013 21:21)gilbert Wrote:  22133 on 171 today and 2 white buses on 307 and 308

The White buses belong to Manchester Community Transport, who took over these routes on Sunday 7th April.

(11/04/2013 06:33)M60lad Wrote:  I must say that since the Hybrids entered service onto 192, the 196-- MAN Enviro 400s have been displaced off the route and can obviously be found on virtually any other route Stockport Depot operate now although their new allocated route seems to be 23/A with about 4 or more noticed on the route when I was at Trafford Center the other day, other routes they can be found on regular include 383/384 Marple/Romiley Circular service

(11/04/2013 22:41)Benzo Wrote:  Seen 22055 Doing the 183 Limeside-Oldham-Hospital grounds today, Is this a transfer or a loan?

Has anyone also seen 19068/80 around as I havent seen them both for nearly 2 months

(11/04/2013 22:53)Mayneway Wrote:  

(11/04/2013 22:41)Benzo Wrote:  Seen 22055 Doing the 183 Limeside-Oldham-Hospital grounds today, Is this a transfer or a loan?

Has anyone also seen 19068/80 around as I havent seen them both for nearly 2 months

22055 is a transfer Benzo