First Manchester

[SF07]

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(25/08/2012 16:18)mic Wrote:  37412/65 have had route branding removed and 66871 gained 81/81A branding

Wonder what the thinking is for the de-branding. Perhaps the 82/83?

Meanwhile from Flickr, 37391 now has route branding for the 471, 66875 has received the new livery, while it looks like 69523 may also get the new livery, maybe route branding for the 582 perhaps.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/m920/7857943018/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46868364@N04/7850614924/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46868364@N04/7850614002/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46868364@N04/7857500748/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46868364@N04/7857499388/

[Damien]

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Not surprising the news regarding the citaro's at Bury, seems to be a jinxed fleet. Interesting idea sending BY scanias back to where it all started for them, and at last BY gets shut of 34291/4/34028 hopefully

[Damien]

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(25/08/2012 19:38)SF07 Wrote:  

(25/08/2012 16:18)mic Wrote:  37412/65 have had route branding removed and 66871 gained 81/81A branding

Wonder what the thinking is for the de-branding. Perhaps the 82/83?

Meanwhile from Flickr, 37391 now has route branding for the 471, 66875 has received the new livery, while it looks like 69523 may also get the new livery, maybe route branding for the 582 perhaps.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/m920/7857943018/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46868364@N04/7850614924/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46868364@N04/7850614002/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46868364@N04/7857500748/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46868364@N04/7857499388/

will be interesting to see if they brand for 582 again, they seem to do it for a few months then de brand them, pointless money wasting

[P528LND]

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Can I ask where depot code VF is?

[mic]

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(25/08/2012 20:52)P528LND Wrote:  Can I ask where depot code VF is?

all i can think of is like is happining at Pioneer with the B9s getting drivers used to the type but Oldham had the ciratos new so not sure

[james]

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(25/08/2012 20:54)mic Wrote:  

(25/08/2012 20:52)P528LND Wrote:  Can I ask where depot code VF is?

all i can think of is like is happining at Pioneer with the B9s getting drivers used to the type but Oldham had the ciratos new so not sure

the depot code your on about i think is a contract code for somewhere north oldham pioneer did a vf contract something to do with littlewoods and the other mill in shaw maybe
(part of fulfilment logistics contact i think) with a decker which is same a 2 citaros at a guess

[Damien]

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Was just wondering Bury are to loose two citaros initally, to OM. Yet the present allocation changes only show 4 B7s from Oldham coming in. But if I'am to understand this correctly over time, nearly all the citaro fleet, if not all will transfer to Oldham Depot, back to where it all began for them, or even other depots maybe? cant see it though, think they will all end up at OM. Only thing is Id love to know what's likely to replace them long term. I can say the people of Bury will not miss these buses, not a day goes by I dont see a letter in the Bury Times Bury Journal, slagging them off. One thing is for certain, its a good move, taking them out of Bury, as First Depot's go it works with one of the smallest budgets, and as has been previously posted, they are very expensive to Run. One thing to be said though, they are not in good condition inside, a shadow of the buses they used to be. Personally though I use them everyday and will miss them.

[M60lad]

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Just to put people out of their misery, VF isn't a depot code whatsoever, it actually means 2 vehicles for Vehicle Familirisation as quite a number of drivers at Oldham Depot wouldn't have driven a Citaro before, some of the older drivers will remember them and have stories of when they were originally here and probably won't need training on them or they might need a quick refresh, just a shame that they had when all of them were at Oldham they had their PA systems took out as not to sure whether people know or remember but when the Citaroes were new at Oldham Depot they all had microphones fitted into the cab connected to speakers on the bus

[Damien]

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(25/08/2012 22:31)M60lad Wrote:  Just to put people out of their misery, VF isn't a depot code whatsoever, it actually means 2 vehicles for Vehicle Familirisation as quite a number of drivers at Oldham Depot wouldn't have driven a Citaro before, some of the older drivers will remember them and have stories of when they were originally here and probably won't need training on them or they might need a quick refresh, just a shame that they had when all of them were at Oldham they had their PA systems took out as not to sure whether people know or remember but when the Citaroes were new at Oldham Depot they all had microphones fitted into the cab connected to speakers on the bus

I remember, as I used to catch the 400 from Bolton to Oldham, and they were used on that, as I recall.

Andrew do you know or think its the whole fleet of citaros to OM, It says 20 but I'am not sure how many are still in service

[Benzo]

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Looked at the fleet movement list and it says that Pioneer are to gain a dart from OM, well guessing that 40436 would be the dart as its recently been fitted with an LED display