Stagecoach Manchester

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(17/07/2012 04:26)P528LND Wrote:  

(16/07/2012 21:50)ace Wrote:  

(16/07/2012 20:17)SF07 Wrote:  76 is one of my local routes, so that is good news for me. Even though the route is longer, it might give First a run for their money on the 180/184 route.

Also, Stagecoach running through Salford will certainly be weird at first, but good to see Stagecoach branching out. Maybe we'll finally see First and Stagecoach taking each other on at long last. Well, hopefully

And after the Olympics Stagecoach will be putting 10 brand new buses on the route. Now let's see First follow suit on that one!

Ahem, erm, Oldham depot are to recieve 50 new deckers after the Olympics, and I think most are earmarked for the 83/180/184...

As for this Route 50 - Will this be the end of the Route 9? Last I heard it was a TfGM tender, however if the route is followed identically by a commercial operation, there will be no need for it will there?

So we can assume then that 40 of these will be State of the Art Hybrids worth over £250k each can we? And that they will compliment their existing stock of 50 hybrids, oh sorry, First don't have any Hybrids yet do they? Oh dear, lol.
Well at least they can console themselves knowing they match Stagecoach in every area with new buses, a fleet of over 400 Enviro's built over 6 years, oh, maybe not that many for First, oh dear!
And what are all those R, S and T reg's still on the road? Most of Stagecoach's left service years ago, and are now only in temporary service during the Olympics.
Still, look on the bright side. First will have a healthy looking museum when the Olympics are over, lol.