First Manchester

[Mayneway]

RE: First Manchester
You have to wonder whether First had a crystal ball when deciding to close Dukinfield and pulling out of Tameside 6 months later.
At the time everyone (including me) thought they were crazy withdrawing so much work but looking at the way the services have gone they couldn’t have sustained the costs of keeping a depot open with just two commercial services (348,350).
It’s also worth remembering that most of the Ashton circulars were commercial during the day back when First ran them, they are now completely subsidised.