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(17/09/2018 00:38)Mayneway Wrote: [ -> ]Wonder why they have gone for the City version when they have spent so long trying to get the fleet standardised.

• 1 - Current 631 route between Wigan and Highfield Grange
• 2 - Current 632 route between Wigan and Highfield Grange
• 3 - Current 621 route between Wigan and Kitt Green
• 4 - Current 628 route between Wigan and Kitt Green
• 5 - Current 625 route between Wigan and Beech Hill
• 6 - Current 626 route between Wigan and Beech Hill
  

(17/09/2018 17:39)SF07 Wrote: [ -> ]Stagecoach are re-numbering some of the local Wigan services from the end of October with services 621, 625, 626, 628, 631 and 632 changing to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 as follows:

• 1 - Current 631 route between Wigan and Highfield Grange
• 2 - Current 632 route between Wigan and Highfield Grange
• 3 - Current 621 route between Wigan and Kitt Green
• 4 - Current 628 route between Wigan and Kitt Green
• 5 - Current 625 route between Wigan and Beech Hill
• 6 - Current 626 route between Wigan and Beech Hill
  

PC0003681/449 Registered
GREATER MANCHESTER BUSES SOUTH LTD
Route: Wigan to Kitt Green
Service number: 621 (3, 4)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 28 Oct 2018
Services renumbered and timetables revised

PC0003681/450 Registered
GREATER MANCHESTER BUSES SOUTH LTD
Route: Wigan to Beech Hill
Service number: 625 (5, 6)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 28 Oct 2018
Services renumbered

PC0003681/451 Registered
GREATER MANCHESTER BUSES SOUTH LTD
Route: Wigan to Highfield Grange
Service number: 631 (630, 1, 2)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 28 Oct 2018
Services 631 and 632 renumbered

(17/09/2018 23:16)ant17612 Wrote: [ -> ]This is interesting. Can we assume some Enviro200s will get the Simplibus branding associated with the East Midlands fleet?

(18/09/2018 19:24)Quackdave Wrote: [ -> ]Why would one assume that the renumbering of some routes implies that Simplibus branding is going to be introduced?

I do hope it isn't. I have little truck with pointless branding of this ilk in general; but Simplibus is not merely pointless, it has an insulting edge to it too. What it says to me is : "This is a simple bus. For simple people."

(13/09/2018 23:01)Mayneway Wrote: [ -> ]There was 3 there at the end of August and they were ex 24004/5/7. All have been sold to an operator in North Manchester for school work apparently.

(20/09/2018 14:39)ant17612 Wrote: [ -> ]24005 and 24007 are confirmed with GHH, Rochdale. No reports on 004 as of yet but wouldn't surprise me if it's there too and not yet on the road.

(27/09/2018 20:42)PSbusdriver Wrote: [ -> ]Enviro 400 19060 (MX56 FSL) is now in service with Stagecoach Manchester and is allocated to Sharston Garage, this one being new here to Princess Road Garage. It joins 19037/41/3/4 here.