First Manchester

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RE: First Manchester

(17/04/2019 09:35)gilesbus1 Wrote:  That was because GTL couldn't afford the lease payments on the Volvo Olympians, so 20 odd older buses were swapped and they were brought up from Arriva Southern Counties, and the Volvo's moved to other Arriva Merseyside garages.

Think it would be a slightly different scenario, and would have been discussed at the time of purchase. What I can't get my head around is presumably talks had taken place between the two prior to the announcement in February, and would have been going on when Rusholme closed, so why were the ADL's and Streetlites transferred out to Bolton and Oldham and not simply direct to Queens Road, it simply makes no sense! if that was the case.

I don’t pay much attention to firsts fleet moves, but wasn’t the issue that queens road had no Enviro400s or streetlites prior to rusholme closing so drivers weren’t familiar with them? Whereas they were already in use at Bolton / Oldham?