First Manchester

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I assume you mean 51/02 Reg Solos? as they are the oldest Buses that can get under the bridge

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(15/01/2017 20:46)T42 PVM Wrote:  I assume you mean 51/02 Reg Solos? as they are the oldest Buses that can get under the bridge

Regularly. Hard suspension and harder seats. Better when there's pioneer darts on which also happens fairly often

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RE: First Manchester

(15/01/2017 21:41)Dentonian Wrote:  That surely is down to the sleeping policeman throughout the Alkrington section of the route.

Normally in pretty bad shape when first allocated to the route. The road bumps don't help from there on

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RE: First Manchester
The 56 reg darts have bad seats on them and the suspension suffers worse than the Solos. Personally I prefer the comfier, faster Solos on the route. Bring back the Crusader Darts though!

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(27/12/2016 15:30)pete tierney Wrote:  As far as I know the Streetcars have been withdrawn in Yorkshire, there are a handful in service in Swansea on a university contract.
Also I believe they are very expensive to operate both in terms of fuel & the fact they need two staff. I personally can't see them coming to Manchester in view of the current cost cutting exercise, but you never know!!!

There were certainly a fair number of them parked up at the Bradford depot in very late November 2016 that looked like they were stored. Parked up in the yard, closest to the main road, Bowling Black Lane.

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There's a streetlite on loan to Bury and is on the 524, along with 3 tridents, and ALX 400, and a few B7RLEs.... They must be really struggling atm

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(17/01/2017 17:03)Alexw12 Wrote:  There's a streetlite on loan to Bury and is on the 524, along with 3 tridents, and ALX 400, and a few B7RLEs.... They must be really struggling atm

The Streetlite was 63116.

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Snapped on Flickr at Bolton bus station is 63116 on the 524.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gm_buses_n...382923935/

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Spotted Queens Rd B9 37374 heading into Bolton depot on Wednesday night about 7.30. Presuming it's for MOT rather than service.

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One of First Manchesters staff shuttles was involved in a collision in Bolton today
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/1503...wn_centre/