(09/09/2014 20:08)Dentonian Wrote:  That suggests either a continuing punctuality issue with 419, or the 41 driver trying to get on stand too early. Loading is limited to 5 minutes. Having said that, it is not ideal having the 41 & 419 on the same stands as the numbers are similar; in the past both served Crowhill, but now they go in opposite directions from Ashton. Both are tendered services, so unless the punctuality issue is identified, neither will be changing at the October change date, and AFAIK, no commercial changes have been registered involving Ashton.

(10/09/2014 18:24)Dentonian Wrote:  iI think it was just before the July (Summer) rewrite I caught a 335 to Ashton - about 10 mins late at Crown Point mid-morning, so par for the course! - and I'm sure it changed to something else on arrival. In fact, I remember seeing the next 335 coming out of Ashton as we arrived. Maybe, the five minute stand timehas been waived, but the bunching you mention suggests it shouldn't have been.

(13/09/2014 06:36)M60lad Wrote:  Not sure why but according to a friend of mine on Oldham's 425 roster and from what I saw yesterday it seems that proper route training for 408 service doesn't seem to have taken place as apparently some drivers at both Oldham and Tameside Depot are still running via Alt in both directions and also some drivers are also missing out the evening tendered Glowick Road, Waterloo Street, Woodstock Street diversion and then the drivers wonder why their running late all the time and passengers are getting confused as one evening the bus goes one way and the next day the bus goes another way with another driver

(03/09/2014 19:27)SF07 Wrote:  Only caught quick glimpses of these but noticed a 180/184 branded Enviro400 on the 41 this afternoon heading to Sale, while a Enviro300 was on one of the afternoon workings of the X84.

(09/09/2014 16:38)Polo Mint Wrote:  Seen the Streetlites on a range of routes including 33, 53, 88 and 89.

Which services are they supposed to operate? The 33 sees Volvo B10, Geminis and Streetlites and the 53 sees B10's, B7's and also seen a Streetlite on it.

(12/09/2014 18:29)SF07 Wrote:  It appears that some of the Streetlites that have remained at Rusholme depot that were previously branded for the 42 Cross Connect service have been re-branded for the 41 cross-city service.

63155 being one of them:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/doncasterbusphotos/15029869380

(13/09/2014 21:21)Metroline1511 Wrote:  I wonder whether this Enviro400 was on loan to Rusholme, or whether Oldham will get some new ones to displace some 12-reg examples to Rusholme.


I imagine the 88 and 89, as these often had B10BLEs on them. Mind you, on Tuesday evening I saw a Streetlite on route 18!


This is a pity, as I was hoping to ride an E40D on route 41 to Eccles, probably when I ride the forthcoming Metrolink Airport service.