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(27/06/2018 12:44)T42 PVM Wrote: [ -> ]Theres a 16 Plate Van on the 597

Not a merc minibus is it BT16***?

Think it was yea

(27/06/2018 13:59)T42 PVM Wrote: [ -> ]Think it was yea

Its been at Atherton since April operating the 597, though it has ventured onto other routes probably nights and Sundays when it does

From 28th October the 33 Tender from Manchester to Wigan is Withdrawn, Its replacement is an Eve/Sun Tendered 132 Service between Wigan and The Trafford Centre, I am not sure if this 132 will be operated by Diamond Bus but am sure we will soon find out

Apart from the 113, the 33 is/will be Wigan's last bus link to any city although of course there are trains to Manchester but given Northern's recent/current performance, it's hardly the last word in reliability.

Citaro 33007 has turned up in Altrincham this morning, bizarre!

If this is the same one that's based at Atherton then I wonder whether Atherton were covering a duty again on Altrincham locals, I don't know how many Atherton drivers actually know Altrincham routes but I know one of their leading driver's does and has covered the late duties regular in the past.

(28/06/2018 22:55)T42 PVM Wrote: [ -> ]From 28th October the 33 Tender from Manchester to Wigan is Withdrawn, Its replacement is an Eve/Sun Tendered 132 Service between Wigan and The Trafford Centre, I am not sure if this 132 will be operated by Diamond Bus but am sure we will soon find out

More on the Diamond changes upcoming (from SkyScraperCity)
July 2018:
66 (Diamond): The 1603 weekday journey from Clifton is proposed to not serve Mossfield Road, Ash Drive, Moss Lane, South King Street and Bridgewater Street to improve reliability.
74/75 (Diamond): The 1635 weekday journey on service 74 is proposed to be run in the opposite direction as service 75.
245 (Diamond): The Diamond Bus journey from Flixton to Altrincham is proposed to start from Stretford and run via Ashton-upon-Mersey instead of direct to Altrincham.
574 (Diamond): Weekday afternoon journeys at 1618 and 1718 from Bolton and 1645 from Middlebrook will not serve Markland Hill due to traffic conditions
683/684 (Diamond): Service 683/684 revised to run between Leigh and Shakerley via Atherton only with all journeys running as service 683.
694 (Diamond): Diamond proposing to withdraw commercial service. TfGM proposing replacement hourly service with service re-routed via The Avenue and Holden Road.


October 2018:

33/132 (Operator TBC): TfGM proposing replacing existing evening/Sunday journeys on service 33 between Wigan and Manchester with service 132 between Wigan and intu Trafford Centre and service 33 between Eccles and Manchester with a couple of journeys running to/from Worsley. Sunday daytime service would be reduced to hourly.


Astley on the receiving end of more cuts again with 33 & 694

https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/...-committee

https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/...us_network

The Edgehill University service EL1 unusually had an 06 reg Hallmark coach on it on Saturday.