First Manchester

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RE: First Manchester

(14/09/2012 19:46)Damien Wrote:  

(14/09/2012 19:29)GmBusesNorth Wrote:  The enviro,s at wigan have been debranded and are awaiting there 28 day check,s before going to bolton!

How do you know they are Bolton's ? And not for Oldham

good Question that

[james]

RE: First Manchester

(14/09/2012 19:47)mic Wrote:  has 31948 turned up at Bolton yet not seen it in Tameside for at least 2 days

mic ill email today alloc but it was on 348- 14.45 then 734 then 15.46 350 duty it is still at duki along with 60363 348`s **21

[james]

RE: First Manchester

(14/09/2012 16:07)Mayneway Wrote:  

(14/09/2012 09:53)james Wrote:  

(14/09/2012 04:53)Mayneway Wrote:  It was yes, oldish chap with glasses halfway down his nose ( like an old fashioned head master ), I have spotted him a few times in Ashton during the week but first time I've seen an inspector in Stalybridge.
Interestingly I'm pretty sure there were two VOSA people in Stalybridge on Monday afternoon checking times etc, also noticed them in Ashton at the end of last week.

the old guy and the lady in ashton last week are from an independant survey company working on behalf of tfgm doing surveys of diff things if they were in stb as well then dunno. but there is a first mgr who wears a purlpe (ish) shirt and tie from om covering inspector at ashton bs but he is more proactive and is mobile

The two people your on about in Ashton are working on behalf of TFGM, your right, but they wear hi vis jackets with 'survey' on the back and are quite often just outside Ashton or Stalybridge bus station. The women I saw in Stalybridge earlier this week had a plain hi vis jacket on and was stood well away from the bus station, I enquired a while ago on another forum and was told it was probably someone from VOSA.

the lady in bridge is possibly the one i heard off sheis from the survey company but she had to time b/stn dep and 236/7 which there timing point(t/p) is armentieres sq. so if was was well back she may have been at the stop near the council buildings so she could view both t/p`s. but i dont cant tell where you refer to as you say she was "stood well away" from the bus so guesswork but that is the main explanation if ya get what i mean

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester

(14/09/2012 19:47)mic Wrote:  has 31948 turned up at Bolton yet not seen it in Tameside for at least 2 days

Not in Bolton yet

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RE: First Manchester

(14/09/2012 20:06)james Wrote:  

(14/09/2012 19:47)mic Wrote:  has 31948 turned up at Bolton yet not seen it in Tameside for at least 2 days

mic ill email today alloc but it was on 348- 14.45 then 734 then 15.46 350 duty it is still at duki along with 60363 348`s **21

ok James thanks

[Mayneway]

RE: First Manchester
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the lady in bridge is possibly the one i heard off sheis from the survey company but she had to time b/stn dep and 236/7 which there timing point(t/p) is armentieres sq. so if was was well back she may have been at the stop near the council buildings so she could view both t/p`s. but i dont cant tell where you refer to as you say she was "stood well away" from the bus so guesswork but that is the main explanation if ya get what i mean
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Yep I know what you mean
She was stood on the corner opposite the newly opened Milpond next to the railings and Tesco carpark.
Although thinking about it she would have got distant view of the opposite bus stops (near the toilets).

Never seen her stood near the council buildings, but normally hard to slot them outside Stalybridge bus station as they tend to stay in their cars.

[M60lad]

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Not to sure about 31948 but I know the other Dennis Arrow 31943 is still at Dukinfield Depot and was out on the normally double deck working on 350 (11:20 Oldham-Ashton), just because it hasn't been seen doesn't necessarily mean that it will be at Bolton, it might have been parked up at Dukinfield Depot for some reason or might have been down to work a School Service today, then again it might have gone back to Oldham Depot

[james]

RE: First Manchester

(14/09/2012 21:52)M60lad Wrote:  Not to sure about 31948 but I know the other Dennis Arrow 31943 is still at Dukinfield Depot and was out on the normally double deck working on 350 (11:20 Oldham-Ashton), just because it hasn't been seen doesn't necessarily mean that it will be at Bolton, it might have been parked up at Dukinfield Depot for some reason or might have been down to work a School Service today, then again it might have gone back to Oldham Depot

if you read the post earlier 31948 was out at ashton today covering 348 until 1445 then did 734 n/c - droylsden then does 2*350 and then 331and a 332 then depot

deckers today at duki were
31929 350 **46
31936 348 **01
31943 350 oldham 1536 1236 936
31948 348/734/350`s

[GmBusesNorth]

RE: First Manchester

(14/09/2012 19:46)Damien Wrote:  

(14/09/2012 19:29)GmBusesNorth Wrote:  The enviro,s at wigan have been debranded and are awaiting there 28 day check,s before going to bolton!

How do you know they are Bolton's ? And not for Oldham

Me to foreman are these ours?????
foreman after picking himself up off the floor no they are bowton,s!!!!!!!

[WWH44L]

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A few Bolton observations from today:

37376/77 both repainted with fleetnumbers and GM fleetnames, although 37377 didnt have fleetnumbers on the front

Repainted 69173 still has it's "bubbles" eitherside of its destination from when it was route branded fro the 582!

A number of Tyres deckers were doing the Reebok runs with an "On hire to First Transport Solutions" board in the front windows. Interesting.....