First Manchester

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add 33748

Huddersfield got a B7 66746 on 184 today

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(27/09/2012 16:27)james Wrote:  

(27/09/2012 16:17)mic Wrote:  at least the pioneer ones are neatly group together saw OM 40361 still with first pioneer legals and a pioneer blind still in they seem to be getting lazy at Oldham depot

well in ashton today noticed 37383 has no front fleet numbers
and 37382/37437 both still with cared for by om stickers on them

and also 37437 not got full pioneer legals as with 40374 they have missed bus out

[Damien]

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34294 has moved from Bury to Wigan

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(27/09/2012 06:08)M60lad Wrote:  Interesting sighting yesterday was 2 repainted Geminis operating on X34 Manchester-Leigh service yesterday, these were operating the QS Depot journeys that leave Manchester at :42 and Leigh at :42, it does seem that they've replaced the Dynamo buses on the route

Was on one of those the other day , they had leather seats like the WN ones do , think they've been transferred from BN to QS

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(27/09/2012 18:01)FirstGroup Wrote:  

(27/09/2012 06:08)M60lad Wrote:  Interesting sighting yesterday was 2 repainted Geminis operating on X34 Manchester-Leigh service yesterday, these were operating the QS Depot journeys that leave Manchester at :42 and Leigh at :42, it does seem that they've replaced the Dynamo buses on the route

Was on one of those the other day , they had leather seats like the WN ones do , think they've been transferred from BN to QS

Only 37303/4 had leather seats at Bolton

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Looks like another Blackburn cock up with 37419 repainted minus fleetnumbers and still with its blue speech bubbles either side of the destination from when it was route branded for the 36!!!

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(27/09/2012 18:45)WWH44L Wrote:  Looks like another Blackburn cock up with 37419 repainted minus fleetnumbers and still with its blue speech bubbles either side of the destination from when it was route branded for the 36!!!

Not good this is it, cock up after cock up, from Blackburn :-)

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Both 34262 and 34294 were out and about in Wigan today with dead LED destination displays! 34262 was on the 658 with the route number on a piece of A4 in the window, and 34294 was on the 621/8 with A4 in the window with the route number on it too! :P

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some people are now getting confused in saddleworth areas and Oldham with B9s on 350 one though it was 180 and another in Oldham asked if it was going to Manchester do not think some people look at the display

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Travelling on the 180 through Hollinwood this afternoon and noticed that an Enviro was on the 149 heading to Manchester. Big step up from the Darts that regularly appear on the route in the past.

Meanwhile, confirmation of the First changes in the TfGMC Forthcoming Changes to Bus Network. Some other bits to add to it:

415 to be replaced east of Oldham by the 81A, which will extend from Waterhead to Holts via Lees. Evening and Sunday journeys will run between Holts and Oldham (possibly some to Manchester). All buses to Manchester will run as 81A instead of 81. 415 will be reduced to every 20 mins between Oldham and Middleton. First say that those changes, along with the 350, allows 'larger better quality vehicles' on the 81A and 350 (B9TLs/Enviros).

184s that currently run to/from Diggle will terminate at Dobcross, although not sure where. I imagine it'll either run a circular around the Dobcross area (Delph New Road, Sugar Lane, Wool Road) or terminate at the Wool Road turning circle. Sam Road served by journeys to/from Huddersfield, as mentioned before.

18 extension to Manchester Royal Infirmary will run via Piccadilly, Oxford Road railway station (although TfGM say Oxford St) and Manchester University.

http://www.transportforgreatermanchester...us_network