First Manchester

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester

(20/07/2012 18:11)Nicholas Wrote:  Without wanting to take this too far OT, Damien its only because you've posted more than 250 times!

ha ha yes I know that was just messing I realise its because of that Nicholas, Now not wishing to look like a melon ill shut up and move on

[mic]

RE: First Manchester

(20/07/2012 18:00)Damien Wrote:  

(20/07/2012 17:19)mic Wrote:  

(20/07/2012 17:05)SF07 Wrote:  40381 has been involved in accident on the 350 this afternoon in Mossley:

From M.E.N:

At least 10 injured as bus crashes into wall at Mossley railway station


A bus packed with passengers has smashed into the wall of a railway station in Mossley.

The single-decker bus was driving up Stamford Road shortly after 12.30pm today when the driver lost control and ploughed into the stone wall.

The front of the bus, the 350 service to Ashton, was severely damaged after hitting the wall, which is part of Mossley station.

At least 10 people travelling on the bus were injured, an ambulance service spokeswoman said.

Five people have been taken to Tameside Hospital.

Three are said to have minor injuries, while the other two were put on a spinal board - although it is not known how serious their injuries are. Three people were taken to Royal Oldham Hospital with minor injuries.

Some of the walking wounded were treated by paramedics at a nearby doctor's surgery, according to witnesses. Fire fighters and ambulance workers led injured passengers to safety through an emergency exit at the back of the bus because the normal exit was unusable.

Alison Hobson, the landlady at the Britannia pub nearby, said: "I was just interviewing someone for a bar job position when we noticed all the commotion with police cars, fire and ambulances."

Greater Manchester Police have closed the top of Stamford Road, causing traffic jams.

All emergency services are still at the scene and the bus has not been moved.

http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningn...ay-station

bet it will be withdrawn now they did the same with 40339 could another old dart come in its place

Terrible I hope the passengers, were not to badly hurt, god knows what happened to come together with a wall. Id say it would be withdrawn.

I think possibly

Replacements

Me thinks either 40371 or 40372 maybe both, as 40370 is there

outside bets

40340
40342
40344

or 42178 from Huddersfield the left P-HPU in service over there

[mic]

RE: First Manchester

(20/07/2012 18:17)Damien Wrote:  General Allocations In Bury and Farnworth Bolton

60279BY ON 510
12006BY ON 135
66900BY ON 135
69165BY ON 93
37300BY ON 471
37296BY ON 471
12016BY ON 471
31812BY ON 98
31814BY ON 163
60270BY ON 137
60262BY ON 524
60251BY ON 510
60272BY ON 510
60183BY ON 524
60184BY ON 524
61142BY ON 524
60261BY ON 163
49120BY ON 512
49123BN ON 513
37369BN ON 8

49120 is a BN bus

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester

(20/07/2012 19:45)mic Wrote:  

(20/07/2012 18:17)Damien Wrote:  General Allocations In Bury and Farnworth Bolton

60279BY ON 510
12006BY ON 135
66900BY ON 135
69165BY ON 93
37300BY ON 471
37296BY ON 471
12016BY ON 471
31812BY ON 98
31814BY ON 163
60270BY ON 137
60262BY ON 524
60251BY ON 510
60272BY ON 510
60183BY ON 524
60184BY ON 524
61142BY ON 524
60261BY ON 163
49120BY ON 512
49123BN ON 513
37369BN ON 8

49120 is a BN bus

Yes thanks mic, type o, shsme on me, Ive been on that bus 6 times already this week, I should know that

[mic]

RE: First Manchester
looks like 40381 could be withdrawn with new buses coming in september

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester

(20/07/2012 19:58)mic Wrote:  looks like 40381 could be withdrawn with new buses coming in september

Will there be any temporary replacements in the meantime.

[mic]

RE: First Manchester

(20/07/2012 20:08)Damien Wrote:  

(20/07/2012 19:58)mic Wrote:  looks like 40381 could be withdrawn with new buses coming in september

Will there be any temporary replacements in the meantime.

well they have 34100 on loan guess they will bring 31952 back as well

[thomasl1231]

RE: First Manchester
Oh yeah! Something that I forgot to mention (sorry!) is that I saw 30803 in Bolton with an engineer driving it the other day near the depot (heading away from it)! It was some time this week, I can't remember the exact day (sorry again!). Is it on loan there, or was it just there for maintenance or something? 66889 is also now back at Wigan. :P

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester

(20/07/2012 21:41)thomasl1231 Wrote:  Oh yeah! Something that I forgot to mention (sorry!) is that I saw 30803 in Bolton with an engineer driving it the other day near the depot (heading away from it)! It was some time this week, I can't remember the exact day (sorry again!). Is it on loan there, or was it just there for maintenance or something? 66889 is also now back at Wigan. :P

I'am personally hoping that 30803 meets the same fight as 30807 at Oldham, in fact get rid of the whole batch 30802/6. Seriously though its funny you should mention 30803 being sighted near to Bolton Depot. Everyday I am in Bury and you always see one or two from the batch lurking at Bury Interchange, without failure, if you don't see one you see the other. Today though and yesterday, I couldn't help but notice some regular sights were missing. Today it was Just the bendis and B7s And B9s doing 471s, along with the ususal citaros and god awful XDZs. Didn't see any of the 30802/6 batch, and its very unusual not to see them, they work 93, 137, 471,472,474 and sometimes 98s, but not seen a one. Making me think are they all At BN for maintanence as flickr shows although Based at Bury they are no strangers to Weston Street Depot.

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester
Not so long ago, just had a very unpleasant

On board 37392BY the 10pm 471 service, such an arrogant prat of a driver, snatched my system one off me, accusing me of having an out of date ticket, Which it wasnt, not so much of a single appology, moran.

Late observations at Moor Lane Bus Station go to


37415BN Parked up out of service
37303BN 8
37406BN On way back to Bolton Depot
69175BN 582
37393BY On Loan from Bury doing a 582