First Manchester

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester

(01/09/2012 06:47)M60lad Wrote:  You musn't have been looking problem Damien as I saw 10017 with my own eyes on Tuesday afternoon on 135s and I keep hearing that it is due to be repainted some time shortly

Yes that must be it Andrew :-), I guess you cant see all of the things all of the time can you :-), somehow thought 10017 was maybe to old, for repaint, but I guess not, as we have a mutual contact on facebook, who backs that up.

[WWH44L]

RE: First Manchester

(31/08/2012 19:26)mic Wrote:  a few transfers have all ready happened and are as follows

Oldham to Bolton 66862/66869/66870/66876

Oldham to Bury 66880/66890/66892/66897

Oldham to Pioneer 40422

more to follow on sunday or Monday

Are we sure the ones to Bolton are transfers or just paint cover loans?

Noted 69200 on the 501 today. Another loan??

Also saw new repaints 69521/2/3 out and about without any First logo but they did have the "cared for" stickers on. The vast majority of the B9 repaints at BN dont have these.

Arrow 31917 has been parked up in scrap corner behind 31915 with another one also parked up which makes be think these are now withdrawn. 31918 was out though on a 571.

[jonathon890]

RE: First Manchester
69524 was aslo out on 507s repainted http://www.flickr.com/photos/jongraham89...hotostream

[mic]

RE: First Manchester

(01/09/2012 14:02)WWH44L Wrote:  Are we sure the ones to Bolton are transfers or just paint cover loans?

Noted 69200 on the 501 today. Another loan??

Also saw new repaints 69521/2/3 out and about without any First logo but they did have the "cared for" stickers on. The vast majority of the B9 repaints at BN dont have these.

Arrow 31917 has been parked up in scrap corner behind 31915 with another one also parked up which makes be think these are now withdrawn. 31918 was out though on a 571.

yes ones to Bolton are transfers on my new list as BN

[WWH44L]

RE: First Manchester

(01/09/2012 16:00)mic Wrote:  yes ones to Bolton are transfers on my new list as BN

Cheers. it does annoy me how the allocations are begining to look untidy now. Used to be in batches/blocks but it now looks like what's nearest the door that gets moved out.

It looks like the new Enviros will be the same as well.

[mic]

RE: First Manchester

(01/09/2012 16:25)WWH44L Wrote:  

(01/09/2012 16:00)mic Wrote:  yes ones to Bolton are transfers on my new list as BN

Cheers. it does annoy me how the allocations are begining to look untidy now. Used to be in batches/blocks but it now looks like what's nearest the door that gets moved out.

It looks like the new Enviros will be the same as well.

2 of the new Enviros have diveterd to First Leeds at HP 33706/50 are the 2 and Rock Ferry are getting second hand stuff from Leeds also be told to expect a suprise at Pioneer this weekend i wonder what it could be

[SF07]

RE: First Manchester
Noticed today that there were a few unbranded B9s running on the 180/184 (one did have the 180/184 ad on the back) along with 37554/9. Just wondering whether we'll see some Enviros being introduced on this route in the next week. If so, passengers on the Oldham-Garden Suburb section would have two routes with new Enviros with Stagecoach introducing their new buses on the enhanced 76.

[P528LND]

RE: First Manchester
It can't be coincidental that they've sent two Enviro's over to West Yorkshire and are debranding our volvo's. I think we'll be seeing Enviro's on the 180/184 too.

[Metroline1511]

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(01/09/2012 20:10)P528LND Wrote:  It can't be coincidental that they've sent two Enviro's over to West Yorkshire and are debranding our volvo's. I think we'll be seeing Enviro's on the 180/184 too.

I saw a couple of Volvo B9TLs in new livery branded for routes 180 and 184 this afternoon. However, like you P528 I would love to have post-Olympics Enviro400s on route 184 to Huddersfield. Then maybe First West Yorkshire could introduce post-Olympics Volvo B9TL-Geminis on route X6 from Huddersfield to Leeds. This would enable us to travel from Manchester to Leeds on modern post-Olympics stock!

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester
Do Oldham Drivers at First manchester, think its ok to smoke in the cab of a brand new Enviro400. Newsflash its illegal, and a double standard. What would have happened if a passenger did that. It would have hit the fan, thats what... tut tut tut