First Manchester

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RE: First Manchester

(23/09/2014 15:29)Wright Eclipse Wrote:  98 I`m guessing would just get eclipses from more busy routes (in fact it does eclipses a lot) but 135 i agree with,I Always thought it might of been a better idea to put the B9TLs on 135 & move bendys on 471,i think 135 is the only frequent route that runs out of Manchester that hasnt had new/newer buses in last 6 year (17/18 have B9TLs & now also have B5LHs 36/37,180/4 have got the new Enviro400s & had B9TLs before that,8 has a mix of Enviro400s & B9TLs,81/A has Enviro300s.83 has a mix of B9TLs & Enviro400s,163 now have B9TLs & now even 42 has new Enviro400s!) even though im guessing this has more to do with the depot than the route,Bury has hardly ever been on top of firstbuses list when it comes to new buses

I was in Bury on Sat 1st Feb, and rode a bendi on route 471. I saw other stock, including double-deckers and Eclipses alongside bendis on route 135.

(25/09/2014 06:35)BHA Wrote:  I was in Manchester yesterday and noted 33656, 33668 and 33669 in service at Rusholme, all minus the 180/184 branding that I think they had at Oldham. Are these a loan or a transfer? The new Enviro400s were plentiful and we saw 25 of the 27 out in service including 33857 on the 158 to Davenport - did not know that Rusholme work contracts. 33842 and 33848 were not seen and I think it has been mentioned that 33848 has noy yet arrived after accident damage in Glasgow. The cross-connect branding is interesting with 3384x having the NMGH strap line but that on the Streetlites changed to show Eccles as the destination. From observation 63096, 63146-9 and 63151 have been de-branded and 63150/2-6 have the Eccles branding. Having said all that there was a mix of branded 41 Streetlites and branded 42 Enviro400s on both the 41 and 42 routes to Eccles and NMGH respectively. Very confusing.

It would indeed look odd having route 41 and 42 branded buses on opposite routes. I am hoping to ride an E40D on route 41 to Eccles, probably on the same day as Metrolink to the Airport, potentially in December.