First Manchester

[Mayneway]

RE: First Manchester

(22/02/2014 23:04)John I Wrote:  

(19/02/2014 08:44)jimbo Wrote:  A lot are on ex finglands routes

Unless anyone knows different, I have not seen any streetlites nor any First vehicles on ex Finglands routes up to now. I passed along Wilmslow Road today and saw no First vehicles in the depot yard in Rusholme. (Long live Finglands.)

John
I think at the moment the few First vehicles at Rusholme are there for training the Finglands drivers. The First vehicles destined for Rusholme are being'prepped' elsewhere and should start to appear in the coming couple of weeks.
It will be a gradule process and won't happen overnight as the drivers need a certain amount of training.

I'm told that a number of Finglands vehicles should disappear on the weekend of 8/9th March when they will be taken over to EYMS. Not sure if its all or just some but if the information is correct then that might be when the changes really start to happen.

Hth

[acocker96]

RE: First Manchester

(23/02/2014 09:09)Mayneway Wrote:  

(22/02/2014 23:04)John I Wrote:  

(19/02/2014 08:44)jimbo Wrote:  A lot are on ex finglands routes

Unless anyone knows different, I have not seen any streetlites nor any First vehicles on ex Finglands routes up to now. I passed along Wilmslow Road today and saw no First vehicles in the depot yard in Rusholme. (Long live Finglands.)

John
I think at the moment the few First vehicles at Rusholme are there for training the Finglands drivers. The First vehicles destined for Rusholme are being'prepped' elsewhere and should start to appear in the coming couple of weeks.
It will be a gradule process and won't happen overnight as the drivers need a certain amount of training.

I'm told that a number of Finglands vehicles should disappear on the weekend of 8/9th March when they will be taken over to EYMS. Not sure if its all or just some but if the information is correct then that might be when the changes really start to happen.

Hth

What vehicles are expected at Rusholme other than those Tridents at Bolton and the Streetlites?

[Mayneway]

RE: First Manchester

(23/02/2014 15:38)acocker96 Wrote:  

(23/02/2014 09:09)Mayneway Wrote:  

(22/02/2014 23:04)John I Wrote:  Unless anyone knows different, I have not seen any streetlites nor any First vehicles on ex Finglands routes up to now. I passed along Wilmslow Road today and saw no First vehicles in the depot yard in Rusholme. (Long live Finglands.)

John
I think at the moment the few First vehicles at Rusholme are there for training the Finglands drivers. The First vehicles destined for Rusholme are being'prepped' elsewhere and should start to appear in the coming couple of weeks.
It will be a gradule process and won't happen overnight as the drivers need a certain amount of training.

I'm told that a number of Finglands vehicles should disappear on the weekend of 8/9th March when they will be taken over to EYMS. Not sure if its all or just some but if the information is correct then that might be when the changes really start to happen.

Hth

What vehicles are expected at Rusholme other than those Tridents at Bolton and the Streetlites?

As far as I can gather a number of B7's with ALX bodies are being preped at various depots, I think most have come from Yorkshire.

[acocker96]

RE: First Manchester

(23/02/2014 16:36)Mayneway Wrote:  

(23/02/2014 15:38)acocker96 Wrote:  

(23/02/2014 09:09)Mayneway Wrote:  John
I think at the moment the few First vehicles at Rusholme are there for training the Finglands drivers. The First vehicles destined for Rusholme are being'prepped' elsewhere and should start to appear in the coming couple of weeks.
It will be a gradule process and won't happen overnight as the drivers need a certain amount of training.

I'm told that a number of Finglands vehicles should disappear on the weekend of 8/9th March when they will be taken over to EYMS. Not sure if its all or just some but if the information is correct then that might be when the changes really start to happen.

Hth

What vehicles are expected at Rusholme other than those Tridents at Bolton and the Streetlites?

As far as I can gather a number of B7's with ALX bodies are being preped at various depots, I think most have come from Yorkshire.

Its strange the former finglans fleet had tridents with alx400 bodywork and b7tl's with president bodywork yet the vehicles they are going to get are the opposite way round as in b7tls with ALX400 and President Tridents

[M60lad]

RE: First Manchester
The situation with the Streetlites is getting interesting as I've recently heard/read that they are now being split between Pioneer and Queens Road, I know that Pioneer must be getting some as I saw one last week on driver familirisation duties and I was informed by the instructor from Oldham who was a friend of mine that Oldham aren't getting any and that he was working out of Dukinfield training the drivers up.

The ones going to Queens Road will eventually be replacing the B6's there which are heading upto Oldham Depot shortly to replace their aging Darts and Solos there or so I've heard

[M60lad]

RE: First Manchester
Something I almost forgot is that Citaro 60277 is back in service sporting what looks like a new front end and has also got Front and rear LEDs fitted but for some reason has lost its side destination display which has now been paneled over, I noticed it in service on 469s in Rochdale Bus Station yesterday morning

[james]

RE: First Manchester

(23/02/2014 21:47)M60lad Wrote:  The situation with the Streetlites is getting interesting as I've recently heard/read that they are now being split between Pioneer and Queens Road, I know that Pioneer must be getting some as I saw one last week on driver familirisation duties and I was informed by the instructor from Oldham who was a friend of mine that Oldham aren't getting any and that he was working out of Dukinfield training the drivers up.

The ones going to Queens Road will eventually be replacing the B6's there which are heading upto Oldham Depot shortly to replace their aging Darts and Solos there or so I've heard

pioneer are due up to ten new buses ( possible streetlites but not confirmed as such just new buses)

[SF07]

RE: First Manchester
First vehicles to be operating on Finglands services from 9 March, according to an article on the First website about Finglands smartcards.

http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/greater_...521&conf=0

[SF07]

RE: First Manchester
News of the closure of Oldham Road in Ashton on the TfGM website:

http://www.tfgm.com/Corporate/media_cent...icleId=404

[Polo Mint]

RE: First Manchester
How many Plaxton Presidents are there at the moment?