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(07/09/2013 23:17)37554BY Wrote:  

(07/09/2013 22:12)Metroline1511 Wrote:  I am pleased about some Marshalls coming to Manchester. I had noticed that the fleet at ex-Pioneer Dukinfield had been quite elderly so these can replace earlier Pointers.

According to the Heysham Docks thread some Streetlites are coming here after all. Whether for Queen's Road or current Finglands routes is unclear though.

Just one thing that has puzzled me for a while. I occasionally ride ex-Olympics Enviro400s on route 22, and the seats do not smell entirely pleasant. I have not noticed this on other buses with this new grey leather. So I wonder why this is?

Yes a percentage of streetlites will remain for QS the order with Wrights was for QS and they have manchester depot stickers on. The rest still remain linked with First Hampshire until that changes. As for Finglands this is still connected to some Eclipse 2s from FWY coming over but that's unclear

loads of streetlites parked up at Bolton now

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It now seems 30806 will also go to Halifax which is not really a surprise

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(08/09/2013 16:22)37554BY Wrote:  It now seems 30806 will also go to Halifax which is not really a surprise

what gets me is why 33670 has been de-branded bit daft branding buses i say

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(08/09/2013 16:25)mic Wrote:  

(08/09/2013 16:22)37554BY Wrote:  It now seems 30806 will also go to Halifax which is not really a surprise

what gets me is why 33670 has been de-branded bit daft branding buses i say

Stab In the dark but maybe its moving depots but branding is pointless

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(08/09/2013 16:49)37554BY Wrote:  

(08/09/2013 16:25)mic Wrote:  

(08/09/2013 16:22)37554BY Wrote:  It now seems 30806 will also go to Halifax which is not really a surprise

what gets me is why 33670 has been de-branded bit daft branding buses i say

Stab In the dark but maybe its moving depots but branding is pointless

have they seen sence and neat the batches up as for the 9 south west ones i can not see them coming here now

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(08/09/2013 16:25)mic Wrote:  

(08/09/2013 16:22)37554BY Wrote:  It now seems 30806 will also go to Halifax which is not really a surprise

what gets me is why 33670 has been de-branded bit daft branding buses i say

A point emphasised when you see a 409-branded Enviro400 on the 184 and a 180/184-branded Enviro400 on the 59 today.

Meanwhile at Bolton, Enviro400s on the 12 and 26, while B7RLEs on the 36 and 37 today, while 69522 had broken down on Broad Street in Salford heading from Manchester.

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(07/09/2013 23:17)37554BY Wrote:  Yes a percentage of streetlites will remain for QS the order with Wrights was for QS and they have manchester depot stickers on. The rest still remain linked with First Hampshire until that changes. As for Finglands this is still connected to some Eclipse 2s from FWY coming over but that's unclear

Ah that's good news about some coming here. I doubt I shall have time to do Sheffield and Doncaster until November now, when it gets dark really early. So at least I shall have less reason to tour local buses in Sheffield as some First Streetlites are coming here! Admittedly the different numbering sequence suggests they are not the same length.

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(08/09/2013 19:52)Metroline1511 Wrote:  

(07/09/2013 23:17)37554BY Wrote:  Yes a percentage of streetlites will remain for QS the order with Wrights was for QS and they have manchester depot stickers on. The rest still remain linked with First Hampshire until that changes. As for Finglands this is still connected to some Eclipse 2s from FWY coming over but that's unclear

Ah that's good news about some coming here. I doubt I shall have time to do Sheffield and Doncaster until November now, when it gets dark really early. So at least I shall have less reason to tour local buses in Sheffield as some First Streetlites are coming here! Admittedly the different numbering sequence suggests they are not the same length.

most of them are parked up at Bolton with 4 more to come 63096 is on loan to Hampshire for VF

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(08/09/2013 19:19)SF07 Wrote:  

(08/09/2013 16:25)mic Wrote:  

(08/09/2013 16:22)37554BY Wrote:  It now seems 30806 will also go to Halifax which is not really a surprise

what gets me is why 33670 has been de-branded bit daft branding buses i say

A point emphasised when you see a 409-branded Enviro400 on the 184 and a 180/184-branded Enviro400 on the 59 today.

Meanwhile at Bolton, Enviro400s on the 12 and 26, while B7RLEs on the 36 and 37 today, while 69522 had broken down on Broad Street in Salford heading from Manchester.

Yeah 69522 passed me around 4:30 in Bolton ON Weston street near the depot, obviously temp fix to make it driveable to BN

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(08/09/2013 23:31)37554BY Wrote:  

(08/09/2013 19:19)SF07 Wrote:  

(08/09/2013 16:25)mic Wrote:  what gets me is why 33670 has been de-branded bit daft branding buses i say

A point emphasised when you see a 409-branded Enviro400 on the 184 and a 180/184-branded Enviro400 on the 59 today.

Meanwhile at Bolton, Enviro400s on the 12 and 26, while B7RLEs on the 36 and 37 today, while 69522 had broken down on Broad Street in Salford heading from Manchester.

Yeah 69522 passed me around 4:30 in Bolton ON Weston street near the depot, obviously temp fix to make it driveable to BN

I have seen some of the 6952x ones that are route branded 582 operating some of the 22's over the last 6 weeks or so.