MMU have now announced the launch of the 141 to staff and students:
New bus service to run from East Didsbury to MMU Birley Campus Monday to Friday, during term time, every 10 mins in peak time
141 Bus – A dedicated service to run from East Didsbury direct to MMU Birley Campus
Over the summer, the Travel Team has been working with a local bus operator to implement a bus service running from East Didsbury to the Birley Campus.
The bus will run during term time only between:
• 15 September 2014 – 19 December 2014
• 12 January 2015 – 27 March 2015
• 20 April 2015 – 26 June 2015
Due to a Police Incident Hyde Road is currently closed in both directions this morning from Devonshire Street to A6 junction at The Appolo, this is currently causing major delays to 201/203-207 services this morning
Apparently the only original Enviro 200 on the road at Middleton Depot now is 27598 with the rest including Stagecoach's own 27501 in storage at Hyde Road, also from what I got told today Middleton Depot's Centro is also currently off the road and was towed away from Depot earlier this week. Transfers in or loan to Middleton is off 22393 from Stockport
(15/09/2014 06:38)Owl Wrote: [ -> ]MMU have now announced the launch of the 141 to staff and students:
New bus service to run from East Didsbury to MMU Birley Campus Monday to Friday, during term time, every 10 mins in peak time
141 Bus – A dedicated service to run from East Didsbury direct to MMU Birley Campus
Over the summer, the Travel Team has been working with a local bus operator to implement a bus service running from East Didsbury to the Birley Campus.
The bus will run during term time only between:
• 15 September 2014 – 19 December 2014
• 12 January 2015 – 27 March 2015
• 20 April 2015 – 26 June 2015
I have seen 9 of these so far operating the 141 either between 0730 & 0800 or 1715-1740 between Parswood & Didsbury village where it turns left onto Barlow Moor Road. It is sad to say that I haven't seen a single passenger on any of the ones I've seen. I hope this improves for them. Personally, I think they started the service a couple of weeks earlier than they needed to.
There doesn't seem to be too many students around just at the moment. Give it another 2 to 3 weeks & that should change.
(18/09/2014 09:10)YSV-205 Wrote: [ -> ]I have seen 9 of these so far operating the 141 either between 0730 & 0800 or 1715-1740 between Parswood & Didsbury village where it turns left onto Barlow Moor Road. It is sad to say that I haven't seen a single passenger on any of the ones I've seen. I hope this improves for them. Personally, I think they started the service a couple of weeks earlier than they needed to.
There doesn't seem to be too many students around just at the moment. Give it another 2 to 3 weeks & that should change.
I think that you are right...the freshers enroll over this weekend, and the majority of students will be in for classes on the following Monday, so hopefully usage will increase. I think it has been reported on here that MMU are subsidising the service, so Stagecoach are probably not overfussed by the slow start.
It would appear that JPT vehicles are now starting to be used on other Stagecoach services, as a Plaxton Primo in JPT colours was on the 80 this afternoon.
(14/09/2014 08:48)andyh Wrote: [ -> ]This a quick list of everything stored at the back of Hyde rd
14071/2 H155/9 BKH
16888 P825 SGP 16896 & 16968
21073 R873 LHG
22103,120,131,132,144,145,158 S103-158 TRJ
22184 T184 MVM
31387 & 31388 Y601/602 TSD
33075,772,773,775,779,780 V975 DRM, T402/3 UCS, X739/744JCS & X59 RCS
33852,853,861 W463/475 UAG & MD02 BLU
34080,081,114,116 S480/1 BWC & V114/6 MVX
Optare Excel V387 kVY
These are parked up in the yard or under the arches and are in varying states
Are there any buses in reserve stored in Stockport? Last time I peeked through the gap in the big doors at Charles Street there was nothing visible. Even 22146, which had been there a long time,had gone.
Spotted Magic Bus President 18290 mistakenly displaying 372 Stockport when out of service.
Passengers waiting for the 142/3 confused moments later
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(18/09/2014 22:38)Benzo Wrote: [ -> ]Spotted Magic Bus President 18290 mistakenly displaying 372 Stockport when out of service.
Passengers waiting for the 142/3 confused moments later
Funnily enough I noticed one of Pioneer's Solo's in Ashton displaying '36 Bolton' on the front with '38 Ashton' on the side display. The driver looked very bemused when the passenger's told him.
(18/09/2014 16:21)Dentonian Wrote: [ -> ]Whilst stood on Grafton Street after a hospital appointment on Tuesday lunch time - trying to work out what was actually serving the Hospital and University - I saw three 141s going towards Birley. All had passengers on and, from memory, all had passengers getting off or on at the Grafton Street stop.
Do we know whether the centre doors on the Tridents are being used or not?
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