First Manchester

[P528LND]

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(14/01/2013 18:13)Polo Mint Wrote:  Interesting that the 350 is distrupted but not the 184.

The hills are diabolical on the 350 but not as bad on the 184 :O

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(14/01/2013 20:17)P528LND Wrote:  

(14/01/2013 18:13)Polo Mint Wrote:  Interesting that the 350 is distrupted but not the 184.

The hills are diabolical on the 350 but not as bad on the 184 :O

184 did get disrupted with the Huddersfield/Diggle journeys briefly suspended at around 11am. Was a bit confusing regarding the Huddersfield service, as WY Metro said buses were running between Huddersfield and Uppermilll due to accident on the road (didn't say where), while First's website say buses running to Uppermill (presumably from Manchester). Only seem to last for about an hour or so before full service was resumed. The 1320 and 1420 journeys from Manchester both had 'Huddersfield' displayed.

[WhiteVanMan]

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Yesterday, when i was making deliveries in the Heywood area. I only saw deckers all of which were numbered in 374xx working services 163 & 471. The last time that I was in Heywood there were a right mix bag of buses on both of these services.

[WWH44L]

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Do we know if all the Hybrid Versas at Bolton have moved to Maytree with the 512/3 route? Saw one this morning without fleetnames but couldn't ID it quick enough.

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(28/01/2013 11:42)WWH44L Wrote:  Do we know if all the Hybrid Versas at Bolton have moved to Maytree with the 512/3 route? Saw one this morning without fleetnames but couldn't ID it quick enough.

In the TfGM Committee meeting at the start of the month, it did say that the vehicles will be returned to TfGM and then used by the replacement operator (this was before Maytree gained the contract), so presumably, they are now or will be at Maytree soon.

Meanwhile, the offer for cheaper day and weekly tickets in Oldham and inside the M60 have been extended until the end of April (was originally scheduled to end on Thursday).

[Benzo]

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Guessing 40371 has been reinstated in service with Oldham, seen it out on the 81 on Saturday. must have displaced a P-reg LND dart

[M60lad]

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Since the Plaxton SLF Darts have arrived at Oldham they've been allocated to some very odd workings, for example more than once I've seen one allocated to the running board that does 21:20 181 Manchester-Rochdale & 23:33 181 Manchester-Milnrow which ends up being the last bus in the Depot.

Also they seem to be turning up on 81s & 425s and the minibus duties in Rochdale quite regular these days as well

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(31/01/2013 07:13)M60lad Wrote:  Since the Plaxton SLF Darts have arrived at Oldham they've been allocated to some very odd workings, for example more than once I've seen one allocated to the running board that does 21:20 181 Manchester-Rochdale & 23:33 181 Manchester-Milnrow which ends up being the last bus in the Depot.

Also they seem to be turning up on 81s & 425s and the minibus duties in Rochdale quite regular these days as well

Oldham depot do tend to have quite a random allocation at the moment. The Darts are regularly on the 415 but can end up on the 408 or 425. The 425 usually is Citaros but from time to time, you could probably find every type of vehicle on the route (Enviro400s, Eclipses, Solos, Olympians, Darts). The 149 is another that can get a variety of vehicles on the route.

[SF07]

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B10BLE 66195 on the 18 this afternoon. Bit different from the B9s and B5 hybrids

[P528LND]

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Planned allocation from Oldham Depot as of 31st of January:
6: Citaro
58: Unbranded B7 (again.)
59: 59 Branded B9
81: 81 Branded B7
83 M-F: 3 Enviro400 and the rest B9, Sat: B9
149: Citaro
180/184: 180/184 Branded Enviro400
181/182: Mix of B7 and B9
402: Solo
403/404: Solo
406: Solo
408: M-F: Solo, Sat: Citaro
409: 409 Branded Enviro400
410/411: Solo
415: Dennis Dart
425: Unbranded B7
Rochdale and Middleton work excluding the 6 and 24: Solo

Actual allocation:
6: B7s, Citaros
24: Citaros
58: B7s, B9s, Olympians
59:
81:B7s, darts, Citaros
83: more than 3 Enviro400s, but B9s too
149: Darts (INCLUDING 40431 on tendered Alt runs on Saturday), Citaros
180/184: Enviro400s (well behaved)
181/182: B7s, B9s, Citaros
402: Solos
403/404: Solos
406: Solo
408: Citaros (no sign of solos during the week...)
409: Enviro400s (generally well behaved here)
410/411: Solos
415: Darts, Solos
425: Citaros, enviro400s, B7s, B9s, Darts
Rochdale and Middleton work excluding the 6 and 24: Solo

Any services not mentioned are school boards, run by PTE YSBs, Olympians or B9s. Yes, B9s are on school boards now too. As you know on Sunday work is done by majorly B9s and Enviro400s, along with B7s, 1 solo and one dart or a possible other solo.