First Manchester

[stait.john@hotmail.co.uk]

RE: First Manchester
A number of B7RLEs have joined the fleet from First West of England. 69445, 69446, 69447, 69500, 69501, 69505, 69506, 69507, 69509, 69510 & 69511. They are for Bee Network at Rochdale but will enter service after being painted at Oldham replacing deckers for cascade within First. So far, 69445, 69500, 69501 & 69511 have entered service at OM in Bee Network livery.

Streetlites 47418, 47433, 47609, 47612 are here too, from First Hampshire & Dorset with 47610/1 also due with more to come from Leeds and Cymru. Longer Streetlite 63105 has arrived at Oldham from Olive Grove.

37557 has gone to Doncaster and will use the engine from withdrawn 37105.
33684 & 33689 have cascaded to Essex
33702, 33723 & 33729 have cascaded to Halifax.

[Owl]

RE: First Manchester

(04/02/2024 19:36)stait.john@hotmail.co.uk Wrote:  A number of B7RLEs have joined the fleet from First West of England. 69445, 69446, 69447, 69500, 69501, 69505, 69506, 69507, 69509, 69510 & 69511. They are for Bee Network at Rochdale but will enter service after being painted at Oldham replacing deckers for cascade within First. So far, 69445, 69500, 69501 & 69511 have entered service at OM in Bee Network livery.

Streetlites 47418, 47433, 47609, 47612 are here too, from First Hampshire & Dorset with 47610/1 also due with more to come from Leeds and Cymru. Longer Streetlite 63105 has arrived at Oldham from Olive Grove.

37557 has gone to Doncaster and will use the engine from withdrawn 37105.
33684 & 33689 have cascaded to Essex
33702, 33723 & 33729 have cascaded to Halifax.

Saw two Oldham deckers on the M62 near Leeds last Sunday.

[redstar]

RE: First Manchester
Good evening,
Quick question, I was on the 409 yesterday (Rochdale to Oldham, I had to get off as the bus heat was unbearable) and the driver was wearing a Stagecoach uniform. Has the transfer over to Stagecoach commenced?

[Mayneway]

RE: First Manchester

(28/02/2024 20:38)redstar Wrote:  Good evening,
Quick question, I was on the 409 yesterday (Rochdale to Oldham, I had to get off as the bus heat was unbearable) and the driver was wearing a Stagecoach uniform. Has the transfer over to Stagecoach commenced?

Stagecoach are currently supplying drivers to Queens road and Oldham depot while drivers based at them depots undergo route training on routes that will operate from there after 24th March.
A Stagecoach Enviro400 was noted in Langley yesterday full of First drivers route learning the 18.

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RE: First Manchester
thanks for that. I saw 19527 in Rochdale transporting First Drivers around. They had a quick smoke break but I just missed getting a photo of the bus.

[Y458 KNF]

RE: First Manchester
Will any existing vehicles stay at Rochdale once all new vehicles are delivered? not counting those for the Tranche 3 Schools First still have contracts for.