(09/08/2016 20:42)33109 Wrote:  On a commander the other day, it surprised me how the hell the driver squeezed a commander down the back lanes on the 88 nr knutsford.

The extra 4ft on a cadet makes it tricky, particularly if 2 buses have to pass. There's a certain bend where they have to inch past one another. Also leaving knutsford bus station a commander has to take a damn wide swoop to get round as it can be quite tight.

(09/08/2016 09:11)knutstransport Wrote:  If this fleet list: http://www.ukbuses.co.uk/fleet/anw.pdf is correct the non-Sapphire single deckers at Wythenshawe have 39 to 44 seats so I wouldn't have thought one type of bus is significantly longer than another.

(10/08/2016 16:27)507022 Wrote:  I've noticed in the list that Pulsars up to 2700 are shown as B39F but those after 2900 are B44F - surely they are all B44F aren't they!

Knutsford Guardian Wrote:A SHOCKED passenger of a bus travelling through Mobberley has described the moment a ‘bullet’ was fired through the window.

Police were called to the scene in Town Lane on Wednesday, August 24 just at around 2.20pm following reports of a ‘gunshot’ fired at the 88 Arriva bus from Knutsford to Altrincham.

According to an eye-witness, a ‘rifle’ was heard before the glass shattered, leaving a small hole in the window.

There was apparently an elderly woman sat close to where the hole appeared.

Michael Harrison, who was on the bus, said: “I was on the bus just getting into Mobberley when I heard a rifle and straight after, the window shattered.

“If it had been a second later it would have been a different story as a lady was sat right next to it. Police were then called.

“I was just shocked that it had happened.”

A spokesperson said that officers conducted a search of the area but found nobody or any weapons nearby.

The Guardian was also told that the incident was being treated as ‘suspicious’ damage to the vehicle.

The investigation is ongoing.

Arriva has been contacted for a statement, but was unable to comment at the time the Guardian went to press.

Anyone with information should contact Cheshire Police on 101.

(10/08/2016 23:06)33109 Wrote:  Knutstransport - Yh that's where I meant & going through the estates heading out of wilmslow was a squeeze in places but mainly due to cars parked in stupid places.

As for pulsars I like em just not the sapphire branded 1s. Find the announcement annoying & the leather seats plus the blue paint IMHO makes the interiors look dark. The regular pulsars that've been left normal I much prefer.