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RE: First Manchester

(27/04/2014 08:03)stait.john@hotmail.co.uk Wrote:  I thought the Citaros were undergoing DDA mods to extend their lives? Certainly some have been done and I can't see them doing just a handful. I think they're good buses, ok a bit non standard and a bit expensive to replace glass etc. but I'd think it'll be B10BLEs that will go first, as well as the handful of older Dartsthat remain.

John

DDA mods are basically just disability and discrimination mods fancy new destis door rails and extended luggage racks changes nothing, about life expectancy. One of the Bury drivers summed it up best about citaros good buses but to easily rundown, plus extremely expensive to repair. The B10BLEs well most are going to be moving to Yorkshire.

As has been said Before No the citaros are not the oldest but are in very poor condition, within the First manchester group Bury has the oldest fleet, and something will have to be done sooner rather than later.