First Manchester

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RE: First Manchester

(23/08/2012 08:53)WWH44L Wrote:  

(23/08/2012 06:53)M60lad Wrote:  Just read on another forum that the following vehicles might be on their way to Bolton Depot from Leeds Hunslet Park Depot:

Bolton- 30800,31771/2

Thought BN was supposed to be getting rid of their crap not getting more in? Notice some of the S-NUGs are on their way to Birkenhead including S661/2NUG which were new to Bolton back in the day. Might have been nice if they'd come home......

New to Bradford, but started service in Bolton

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RE: First Manchester

(22/08/2012 21:18)Mayneway Wrote:  Pioneer has no real significance in Tameside though, it's just the name on the licence.
Now if they brought back the First Pennine fleetname that would be good.

on the offical fleet list it shows it as Pennine depot

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(22/08/2012 21:36)james Wrote:  James is this one staying at Dukinfield will they still be running the Oldham part or will Oldham depot be doing that bit

350 is staying duki based not sure rumour on g/vine is 408`s mite be coming back after numerous complaints since om took over
re 37373 im not sure tbh how long its here/ if its staying. not seen anything about since i came back from the olympics. i was suprised to see it on my return so was a nice suprise
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when i use the 184 to Yorkshire will use their buses from Huddersfield as did today 37289

wonder which Pioneer buses will be going when the B9s come

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wonder which Pioneer buses will be going when the B9s come
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at a guess!!!! from what chris told me
40337/341/ 40871/8/9/42175/40001 and good old 31929/36/43

leaving behind all r---sba`s,53143-50, 40312/324-7/50280/40135 and the tfgm solo`s just to simplify the fleet a bit

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester
Major Building fire in Radcliffe Bury, resulting in Most of Radcliffe being either closed to traffic, or long diversions, and delays, as the fire is still not out.

The point of my post is, that neither 'TFGM' nor First Manchester has any mention of diversions in place, its a bit poor really.

Services affected 512,513,524,486

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RE: First Manchester

(23/08/2012 23:18)james Wrote:  [

wonder which Pioneer buses will be going when the B9s come

at a guess!!!! from what chris told me
40337/341/ 40871/8/9/42175/40001 and good old 31929/36/43

leaving behind all r---sba`s,53143-50, 40312/324-7/50280/40135 and the tfgm solo`s just to simplify the fleet a bit
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sounds about right

[james]

RE: First Manchester
just had a look into details of the "minor time changes" to 346 it now seems the 350 we save is now going to go on to a 346 as this will now require 4 buses allocated to this route as a round trip will take 62 minutes in layover at hyde so each 346 will have 17 minutes layover at ashton. but im told they may interwork with the 389 as same again"minor tiometable changes" means there arrival time into ashton is the same departure so im told that 346/389 may interwork like it did with 393 last year

so we arent saving any buses/ duties (but gaining one) just seems they are trying to avoid the relibility issues there having on 331/333/346/335(peak hour)

all will tell on the 2nd

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RE: First Manchester
The 14 or so Enviros at Bolton have been going through the workshops and are gaining Greater Manchester branding, looking very smart.

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester
It seems, 69165 from Bury is at Bolton on the 8s in Farnworth today

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(24/08/2012 16:42)james Wrote:  just had a look into details of the "minor time changes" to 346 it now seems the 350 we save is now going to go on to a 346 as this will now require 4 buses allocated to this route as a round trip will take 62 minutes in layover at hyde so each 346 will have 17 minutes layover at ashton. but im told they may interwork with the 389 as same again"minor tiometable changes" means there arrival time into ashton is the same departure so im told that 346/389 may interwork like it did with 393 last year

so we arent saving any buses/ duties (but gaining one) just seems they are trying to avoid the relibility issues there having on 331/333/346/335(peak hour)

all will tell on the 2nd

the spare bus i guess will come from the 183

rode on Yorkshire bus 37289 yestaday good ride