First Manchester

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: First Manchester
That explains things then!

[M60lad]

RE: First Manchester
Regarding the Renown on 81As this might not be what it seems as this would have been one of the QS workings to White Moss and I've noticed a few times that QS drivers showing 81A instead of 81 heading into Manchester, the only 81As that I know of are operated out of Oldham Depot and we haven't got any Renown's unfournatly at Oldham Depot.

[WWH44L]

RE: First Manchester

(14/03/2015 21:00)37554BY Wrote:  Bury have a lot of loans lately

66899BN
69144BN
66908QS
66910QS
66912QS
66913QS

And 47475 from Pioneer/Oldham

Think 67419 from OM is/was there too

[SF07]

RE: First Manchester
Some of the new timetables for Bolton and Bury depots are on the First website, giving an insight into some of the changes in April.

*22 - First don't appear to be taking over the evening journeys from MCT.
*68 - New weekday morning journey at 0503 from New Bury to intu Trafford Centre with the 0610 journey from Eccles to Bolton extended to start from intu Trafford Centre at 0558.
*92/93 - 93 will run during the day and early evenings between Manchester and Carr Clough. TfGM tendered 92/93 journeys will start from approximately 2000 (1800 Sundays).
*95 - Complicated. Buses will run from Salford Shopping Centre to Prestwich Tesco, then turns around to head to Kersal before turning around again to run to Bury via Prestwich, Whitefield and Unsworth then heads back to Salford Shopping Centre to start again = 2 buses per hour between Prestwich and Kersal. Sunday service re-timed but runs between Salford Shopping Centre and Whitefield only.
*97 - Service to run daytime only until approx 1900-2000 (1800 Sundays).
*X34 - Most journeys given an additional 5 minutes running time from Manchester to Pendleton.

http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/greater_...coming.php

[37554BY]

RE: First Manchester

(16/03/2015 16:49)WWH44L Wrote:  Think 67419 from OM is/was there too

Yeah I think it was and might still be.

I do wish they'd sort the fleet out, even with DDA mods the citaros are knackered, hence all the loans

[37554BY]

RE: First Manchester
Quick question anyone know if Bury are keeping the 511 with the changes or are Bolton doing them

[M60lad]

RE: First Manchester
Not to sure about 511 but the Enviro300 could end up being a long term loan as Bury are apparently really short of buses at the moment

[WhiteVanMan]

RE: First Manchester

(16/03/2015 19:54)37554BY Wrote:  I do wish they'd sort the fleet out, even with DDA mods the citaros are knackered, hence all the loans

This year vehicle order is due to be officially announced later this month.
It is widely expected to include replacements for the citaro's.

[Benzo]

RE: First Manchester
Have 40403 been finally withdrawn from pioneer?

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: First Manchester
40403 is SORN so yes mate