First Manchester

[gemini6491]

RE: First Manchester

(18/06/2012 18:12)FirstGroup Wrote:  

(18/06/2012 17:31)gemini6491 Wrote:  I've heard it on the Grapevine from a Manchester driver that he's heard it will be WN who operate the 12/25/26 Leigh to Manchester. Does anybody think 37303's repaint at BN could have something to do with X34? Maybe a transfer coming up to WN as it's also a leather seated B9? Wigan can operate from Leigh much more easily from the new Bryn depot so it would make sense.

Please god no! BN do a great job on the 12, one of the most reliable first services i'd say and its always 100% operated by decent buses, WN will start throwing B10BLE's/darts and arrows all over it and it will just go downhill, since the B7RLE's became permanantly on the 12 from the darts, it has definitely had an increase in passenger numbers.

Well it can't have been to great an increase for them to reduce it to an hourly service? And I'm sure First will have worked out allocations and movements etc to make the services work. Certainly B10BLE's would be at home on the 25/26.