First Manchester

[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37557 has gone to Doncaster and will use the engine from withdrawn 37105.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.