First Manchester

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester
I was informed, as to the reason, the repainted B9s from Bury Depot. Have large numbered fleet numbers as opposed to the Oldham and Bolton counterparts. The answer is at the time of repaints, the little numbers hadn't arrived as they are ordered on a bus by bus basis, and they just didn't arrive. The little white numbers are standard spec across the whole of the first group, and all future repaints, it will be the little white numbers always.

[CX54 DKD (Moderator)]

RE: First Manchester
That sounds odd that they're ordering in the numbers. If they're just adhesive vinyl, I'd have thought they'd have the facilities to create them on demand in the paint shop - my secondary school did (not for buses I should add!).

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester

(12/08/2012 16:49)CX54 DKD Wrote:  That sounds odd that they're ordering in the numbers. If they're just adhesive vinyl, I'd have thought they'd have the facilities to create them on demand in the paint shop - my secondary school did (not for buses I should add!).

Well I thought that its very odd as well, apparantly the vinyl f and all the other stickers are ordered on a bus by bus basis as well. So at the point of repaint if no stickers have arrived, the bus goes out not complete. Very strange procedures that are used these days.

[mic]

RE: First Manchester
just one change this week that staff shuttle bus 90441 has moved from Wigan to Bury

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester
Well on the subject of repaints I just saw Bury Depot B9 37295 looking amazing with the correct little Fleet number in white letters just below the desti, where it's supposed to be. And full Greater Manchester Branding. Hats off to the painters at Oldham and Bolton. Very impressive work

[mic]

RE: First Manchester

(12/08/2012 18:19)Damien Wrote:  Well on the subject of repaints I just saw Bury Depot B9 37295 looking amazing with the correct little Fleet number in white letters just below the desti, where it's supposed to be. And full Greater Manchester Branding. Hats off to the painters at Oldham and Bolton. Very impressive work

sounds like they are coming on at quite a pace my bet is on the 100 new buses been the B9s

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester

(12/08/2012 18:29)mic Wrote:  

(12/08/2012 18:19)Damien Wrote:  Well on the subject of repaints I just saw Bury Depot B9 37295 looking amazing with the correct little Fleet number in white letters just below the desti, where it's supposed to be. And full Greater Manchester Branding. Hats off to the painters at Oldham and Bolton. Very impressive work

sounds like they are coming on at quite a pace my bet is on the 100 new buses been the B9s

The more I think the more sense it makes mic, has to be 100 new B9s

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester

(13/08/2012 01:00)66905 Wrote:  

(11/08/2012 22:19)FirstGroup Wrote:  MX55 FFS broke down at Walkden traffic lights junction before after finishing the 12 as apparently someone opened the engine compartment as it was waiting at the traffic lights , don't know if they did something to it as well ??

Not my 66905 :-(

I was going to post on facebook about that, little sods doing that to your 66905 John :-)

[WWH44L]

RE: First Manchester
Just playing catch up with BNs B9 repaints, list below of ones I've still got in the old livery although I'm sure it's out of date and I'm convinced I've seen some already repainted but the pace of repaints is catching me out! Anyway, updates welcome.

37304
37373
37374
37375
37376
37377
37378
37379
37380
37395
37402
37406
37407
37419
37423
37429
37430
37431


37402/29 were out yesterday after their loan to OM

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester

(13/08/2012 09:07)WWH44L Wrote:  Just playing catch up with BNs B9 repaints, list below of ones I've still got in the old livery although I'm sure it's out of date and I'm convinced I've seen some already repainted but the pace of repaints is catching me out! Anyway, updates welcome.

37304
37373
37374
37375
37376
37377
37378
37379
37380
37395
37402
37406
37407
37419
37423
37429
37430
37431


37402/29 were out yesterday after their loan to OM

Well 37407 is repainted and so is 37395, along with 37304.The rest of your list is spot on, although 37419 looks pretty much debranded seen a lot in the last two days, could well be next up for new colours :-)