Stagecoach Manchester

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(07/12/2014 12:04)Dentonian Wrote:  Do you know what these new emission rules are, in terms of which buses would fall foul - and how many? Depending on the numbers involved, would these Enviro400s be the remaining '56/07 reg Enviros at AZ, ST & WN, with the new MMCs allowing cascading of later examples from SH? At the other end of the age scale, some of the withdrawn Tridents could then go to WN as part of the 30 'deckers rumoured for there.

This is pretty much the cascade I believe will happen. I did notice the rumour here around October of early Enviro400s due for MagicBus. These could be released as a result of the imminent E40D-MMCs for routes 85 and 86. Then the Tridents may be repainted into standard livery for Wigan. Then in about 3 years, these Tridents at Wigan could be replaced by new stock or late Enviro400s (eg 19600s at ST or route 76 examples) displaced by new stock. Meanwhile these early Enviro400s on MagicBus duties could stay there until eventual withdrawal.

With imminent Middleton changes including a new route 114, it is a pity that no new north-south links are being introduced. I also notice how all cross-city routes so far (38, 50 and First 18, 41 and 42) are to/from Oxford Road, but none from further west eg Trafford or Wythenshawe routes.