First Manchester

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RE: First Manchester
No real noticeable mention on the First website but noticed a poster on board the 180 about some fare changes that took place from last Sunday (18 August), which seems to be First preparing themselves for next month when Stagecoach re-route the 80 and increase the 112 (and to some extent, JPT's return to the 17 route on weekdays).

The Moston return tickets (valid on the 81/81A and 88/89) has been scrapped and the cheaper day, weekly and monthly tickets for the 17/18 being extended for use on the 81/81A to Moston Gardeners Arms and 88/89 to Victoria Avenue. Those tickets are also valid on the 64 between Middleton and Manchester (a route partly covered by JPT's 156 and soon-to-be-withdrawn 157).

http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/greater_...ith_first/

The other fare change, not mentioned on the website, is the introduction of a £1.50 single fare on some routes into Manchester, which also happen to be on common sections of Stagecoach services:
*17/17A, 18, 64, 162, 163 between Harpurhey Road (just after Collyhurst and turn-off for Fernclough Road) and Manchester
*24, 83, 180, 181/182, 184 between Hulme Hall Lane (Miles Platting) and Manchester
*81/81A between Moston Gardeners Arms and Manchester
*88/89 between Colmore Avenue (top of White Moss) and Manchester Piccadilly