First Manchester

[M60lad]

RE: First Manchester
Not sure which one it was but one of QS's Streetlites was out on 64s yesterday and also the pass couple of days Rusholme have had one of their Presidents out round Salford on route learning duties for the new extended 41 Eccles-Sale service starting next week

[SF07]

RE: First Manchester
Spotted the Streetlite on the 64 yesterday, while one of the new Enviro400s was on the Cross Connect 42 from NMGH this afternoon.

[Metroline1511]

RE: First Manchester
So, First have been allowing people time to get used to their Wilmslow Road services. After starting out with ex-Finglands stock, they introduced Streetlites, then increased and extended route 42, and are now double-decking this and the soon extended route 41 to Enviro400.

Btw, I have seen more Volvo B9TLs than Enviro400s on route 22 recently. I am not sure whether Eclipses are still its normal Mon-Sat type.

[WhiteVanMan]

RE: First Manchester

(28/08/2014 22:38)Mayneway Wrote:  Do we know roughy how many high floor vehicles are left in the Manchester fleet?

There are currently 7 operational Olympians at Oldham.

[Mayneway]

RE: First Manchester

(31/08/2014 15:50)Dentonian Wrote:  Actually, I am reliably informed there are now just three Olympians left operational in the First Manchester fleet; 34089 at Tameside and 34094/6 at Oldham. Notwithstanding any school tender gains, I would think all three are living on borrowed time.

That is actually really surprising and perhaps slightly worrying - Stagecoach Manchester have more elderly high floor deckers in their operational fleet than First. Will be interesting to see which goes 100 % low floor, my money's on first at present sadly.

[SF07]

RE: First Manchester
It would appear that the short workings on the 81 to/from White Moss have transferred from Oldham depot to Queens Road, as a Streetlite was running on the route today.

[M60lad]

RE: First Manchester
Couple of things since Sunday's timetable change

An oddity has turned up in that one of the boards on 6 Kirkholt is allocated a 409 branded Enviro and no the board doesn't have any 409s on it

As has already been said all 81 White Moss turnbacks are now operated by Queens Road Depot

Oldham Depot now have a full daytime duty on 348/350s which starts with 7:35 350 Hey Farm-Ashton and finishes with 19:03 350 Ashton-Hey Farm

As well as the daytime duty they've also got a late duty on 348/350s which starts with 20:55 348 Ashton-Carrbrook and finishes with 22:50 350 Oldham-Ashton before running empty back to Oldham Depot

Also it seems that Oldham Depot might have withdrawn all of its Dennis Darts as 415 route seems to be wall to wall Solos these days

Oldham Depot have also retained the Saturday 64s and vehicle allocation for all duties on 64 is Volvo B7TL ALX400

[SF07]

RE: First Manchester
Only caught quick glimpses of these but noticed a 180/184 branded Enviro400 on the 41 this afternoon heading to Sale, while a Enviro300 was on one of the afternoon workings of the X84.

[Benzo]

RE: First Manchester

(03/09/2014 05:54)M60lad Wrote:  Couple of things since Sunday's timetable change

An oddity has turned up in that one of the boards on 6 Kirkholt is allocated a 409 branded Enviro and no the board doesn't have any 409s on it

As has already been said all 81 White Moss turnbacks are now operated by Queens Road Depot

Oldham Depot now have a full daytime duty on 348/350s which starts with 7:35 350 Hey Farm-Ashton and finishes with 19:03 350 Ashton-Hey Farm

As well as the daytime duty they've also got a late duty on 348/350s which starts with 20:55 348 Ashton-Carrbrook and finishes with 22:50 350 Oldham-Ashton before running empty back to Oldham Depot

Also it seems that Oldham Depot might have withdrawn all of its Dennis Darts as 415 route seems to be wall to wall Solos these days

Oldham Depot have also retained the Saturday 64s and vehicle allocation for all duties on 64 is Volvo B7TL ALX400

Just seen one dart around and I think that is 40406.
Not seen seen their 2 X Reg Marshall darts either too, Usually a regular performer on the 415 and 428s (now wrongly withdrawn sadly)

[james]

RE: First Manchester

(03/09/2014 05:54)M60lad Wrote:  Couple of things since Sunday's timetable change

An oddity has turned up in that one of the boards on 6 Kirkholt is allocated a 409 branded Enviro and no the board doesn't have any 409s on it

As has already been said all 81 White Moss turnbacks are now operated by Queens Road Depot

Oldham Depot now have a full daytime duty on 348/350s which starts with 7:35 350 Hey Farm-Ashton and finishes with 19:03 350 Ashton-Hey Farm

As well as the daytime duty they've also got a late duty on 348/350s which starts with 20:55 348 Ashton-Carrbrook and finishes with 22:50 350 Oldham-Ashton before running empty back to Oldham Depot

Also it seems that Oldham Depot might have withdrawn all of its Dennis Darts as 415 route seems to be wall to wall Solos these days

Oldham Depot have also retained the Saturday 64s and vehicle allocation for all duties on 64 is Volvo B7TL ALX400

the 735 350 board has been op by om since may/junes rewrite

the 348/350 board is only one bus the duty does 735 heyfm to 1118 break 1118-1223 then does 1228-1515 change drivers at mumps (inbound i think) then another driver comes on does 1515 - either 1945 with dinner at az then as you say 2055 - 0000 depot

0700 depot 1118 az
1118 az 1223 az (pr driver)
1228 az 1515 mumps
1515 mumps 1857/1945 az (tbc) later sounds right as 2 hr is to much dead time
2055 az 0000 depot


today it was op by a Enviro400 branded for 180/184 33681 sn12 aff

that would have been fun loading at greenfield and uppermill lol