Stagecoach Manchester

[joe_alker]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(29/01/2016 23:35)Mayneway Wrote:  I completly agree with you. Up till recently I was a regular user of both the 168/169 and many AZ services. The 168/169 had just about the oldest vehicles in the Manchester fleet thrown on them because they don't run into the city centre, and to be honest the majority of AZ vehiches bar the Hybrids are knackered or not fit for purpose (Enviro200's) anyway.

This is kind of exactly why I switched from the 231 to the 168/9 as a means of getting to college. The Enviros at AZ are on their last legs tbh (more to do with the build quality I reckon rather than maintenance), although the same applies to those at HE and other depots. The Tridents in use for the 168/9 are much comfier and seem to be in better shape all round, plus from an enthusiast standpoint it's much more interesting as you never know whats going to turn up. A case in point is rejecting a full Enviro400 coming out of ashton for an empty 17698.

It'll be interesting to see the MMCs when they inevitably appear on the 168/9