First Manchester

[Metroline1511]

RE: First Manchester

(27/10/2013 01:28)37554BY Wrote:  Don't forget the 13 plate eclipse 2s for Finglands operations

I knew that some Eclipses were being held back for Finglands too. I admit that I am unsure how many buses First will need. I am not even sure whether they will register an identical network to Finglands or start from scratch with their own choice of schedules.

[mic]

RE: First Manchester
whats happining with these streetlites 63096 to 63118

[SF07]

RE: First Manchester
Found a couple of photos on Flickr on 60234 in service in the new livery.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/selmerorsel...464296464/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/94572590@N02/10473568536/

[37554BY]

RE: First Manchester

(27/10/2013 20:06)mic Wrote:  whats happining with these streetlites 63096 to 63118

Still all parked in the top car park at Bolton, it does seem logical these are being held back for a reason

[Polo Mint]

RE: First Manchester

(27/10/2013 18:00)SF07 Wrote:  First have created a page on their website about their heritage re-paints. It gives a little background about the companies that they've taken the livery from along with the bus fleet number of the 8 buses.

http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/greater_.../heritage/

That's an interesting link, nice to see

(27/10/2013 19:51)Metroline1511 Wrote:  

(27/10/2013 01:28)37554BY Wrote:  Don't forget the 13 plate eclipse 2s for Finglands operations

I knew that some Eclipses were being held back for Finglands too. I admit that I am unsure how many buses First will need. I am not even sure whether they will register an identical network to Finglands or start from scratch with their own choice of schedules.

Hopefully they will operate new deckers (although it seems unlikely) and keep the route network. It would be good if bus 42 went every 10 mins and timed so that it makes a 5 minute headway from Withington to Manchester

(27/10/2013 21:04)SF07 Wrote:  Found a couple of photos on Flickr on 60234 in service in the new livery.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/selmerorsel...464296464/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/94572590@N02/10473568536/

Looking good, but on one of the links it mentions that some have gone to Barnsley, whats all that about?

[37554BY]

RE: First Manchester

(27/10/2013 22:51)Polo Mint Wrote:  

(27/10/2013 18:00)SF07 Wrote:  First have created a page on their website about their heritage re-paints. It gives a little background about the companies that they've taken the livery from along with the bus fleet number of the 8 buses.

http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/greater_.../heritage/

That's an interesting link, nice to see

(27/10/2013 19:51)Metroline1511 Wrote:  

(27/10/2013 01:28)37554BY Wrote:  Don't forget the 13 plate eclipse 2s for Finglands operations

I knew that some Eclipses were being held back for Finglands too. I admit that I am unsure how many buses First will need. I am not even sure whether they will register an identical network to Finglands or start from scratch with their own choice of schedules.

Hopefully they will operate new deckers (although it seems unlikely) and keep the route network. It would be good if bus 42 went every 10 mins and timed so that it makes a 5 minute headway from Withington to Manchester

(27/10/2013 21:04)SF07 Wrote:  Found a couple of photos on Flickr on 60234 in service in the new livery.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/selmerorsel...464296464/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/94572590@N02/10473568536/

Looking good, but on one of the links it mentions that some have gone to Barnsley, whats all that about?

PVS Scrap yard is in Barnsley and the link is referring to some former Bury citaros that went for scrap

[SF07]

RE: First Manchester
B7 on the 184 to Huddersfield this morning (0713 journey). Thankfully for anyone travelling to Saddleworth or West Yorkshire, it's half-term in Oldham or else it would have been very full of Saddleworth School pupils

[Polo Mint]

RE: First Manchester
B9 on the 64 today approaching Shudehill, I was surprised as I have only seen single deckers on that particular route.

[M60lad]

RE: First Manchester
Its getting to be quite regular now that QS are putting B9s on 64, the last couple of weeks I've noticed one regularly turning up on 14:55 journey from Oldham.

As for B7 on 184 very odd, I just hope it was one of the better ones from Oldham Depot and maybe one of the former Yorkshire examples

[37554BY]

RE: First Manchester
69571 returns to service at a Bury meaning 69571,2,3 at Bury and 69575 at BN