First Manchester

[jimbo]

RE: First Manchester
Take a look at @gmptraffic's Tweet: https://twitter.com/gmptraffic/status/61...16864?s=09

[Mayneway]

RE: First Manchester

(05/07/2015 14:44)SF07 Wrote:  Some more details about First changes that'll be taking place later this month:

*6 - Reduced to every 15 minutes.
*68 - Curtailed to run between Farnworth and intu Trafford Centre only
*135 - Additional Mon-Sat evening journeys at 2325 from Bury and 0015 from Manchester.
*168 - Sunday service taken over by Stagecoach.
*205 - Evening service taken over by Stagecoach.
*328 - Monday-Saturday evening service taken over by Stagecoach.
*335 - Weekday morning journeys taken over by Checkmate.
*346 - Evening service taken over by Stagecoach.
*425 - Reduced to every 15 minutes.
*X84 - The 0557 journey from Uppermill and 1841 journey from Manchester are withdrawn. All other morning journeys re-timed to run 5 minutes earlier and all other afternoon journeys re-timed to run 3 minutes earlier.

Yet more tender loses for Dukinfield depot.
Given that Oldham depot are still running some 348/350's and with so many drivers defecting to Stagecoach and MCT is the duky still destined to become a 'satalite' depot or could it possibly close with all renaming work moving to Oldham depot. Certainly solves the driver shortage!

[SF07]

RE: First Manchester

(05/07/2015 18:15)jimbo Wrote:  Take a look at @gmptraffic's Tweet: https://twitter.com/gmptraffic/status/61...16864?s=09

Looks like Broadway in Chadderton near Costco. Presumably on a 181 or 182.

[Mayneway]

RE: First Manchester

(05/07/2015 20:45)Dentonian Wrote:  As a matter of interest, when you say (defecting to) Stagecoach, do you know which depot(s)

Mainly AZ where Stagecoach are concerned and I would say it's quite a few over the last few months. Infact I did an early last Monday and finished at 3pm and the driver who was driving the 236 away from Glossop was a former Pioneer driver being 'buddied' - the result was 25 minutes sat at the Gunn Inn while both drivers tried to do about 100 eaziriders lol.

I've noticed 3 or 4 driving for MCT in the last few weeks in Ashton on former Pioneer services so not sure if they have switched by TUPE or simply left First and took up employment at MCT.

[YN05 WKE]

RE: First Manchester

(05/07/2015 14:44)SF07 Wrote:  Some more details about First changes that'll be taking place later this month:

*6 - Reduced to every 15 minutes.
*68 - Curtailed to run between Farnworth and intu Trafford Centre only
*135 - Additional Mon-Sat evening journeys at 2325 from Bury and 0015 from Manchester.
*168 - Sunday service taken over by Stagecoach.
*205 - Evening service taken over by Stagecoach.
*328 - Monday-Saturday evening service taken over by Stagecoach.
*335 - Weekday morning journeys taken over by Checkmate.
*346 - Evening service taken over by Stagecoach.
*425 - Reduced to every 15 minutes.
*X84 - The 0557 journey from Uppermill and 1841 journey from Manchester are withdrawn. All other morning journeys re-timed to run 5 minutes earlier and all other afternoon journeys re-timed to run 3 minutes earlier.

Who are Checkmate?

[jonesy3001]

RE: First Manchester
think checkmate are still based in mossley been knocking about a few decades now.

[Mayneway]

RE: First Manchester

(05/07/2015 23:50)E208 WBG Wrote:  Who are Checkmate?

Checkmate have been going since de-reg but are so small a lot of people don't realise they exist. They were for many years known as Tandybus operating around Ashton and Mossley. In more recent times they have been known as checkmate travel and operate in Oldham, Ashton and Marple. The owner Joseph Cox also operates an executive taxi firm.

[WhiteVanMan]

RE: First Manchester

(10/07/2015 15:47)Dentonian Wrote:  an Enviro400 numbered 33900. Can anyone confirm this is the case, as it seems strange for a large Group to order a single bus a particular body type, for one of its largest consituent fleets?

33900 is registered YX64VOO, and is currently operating out of Rotherham.

[Jack]

RE: First Manchester
It's an MMC demo isn't it, is it actually owned by First now or that's just its fleetnumber while its with them.

[Jack]

RE: First Manchester
It's definitely an MMC, google searching the reg confirms it if it is of course the same one as 33900.