First Manchester

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RE: First Manchester

(11/02/2015 12:05)Dentonian Wrote:  Don't take this as a comprehensive list, as other Operators are losing/gaining work. Also, the registrations put in by MCT are not exactly clear concise and in the proper format (albeit many other Operators "bend" the rules when registering tendered services). For instance, the 41 regsitration doresn't match what they will be running.
Also, the 345 is only the evening peak journeys, albeit there might be other journeys yet to be signed off.

I suspect the 41 might actually be daytime rather than evenings as the 41 was always grouped with the 337 then the 339 Crowhill service and until the bridge work on Oldham road were interworked.

Also worth remembering that these contracts come with the Green Hybrid Solo/Versa's so presumably some will go from First to MCT.

On the face of it it dosen't look too bad for first as a lot of these tender gains are evenings, Sundays or odd early morning or peak journeys but add to that the tenders that have been withdrawn completly then it looks slightly worse. It's been hinted that the 338 and evening 41 has been cut as well as others. This will presumably coincide with the OM workings of the 348/350 switching back to Dukinfield.