Stagecoach Manchester

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(02/07/2016 10:28)Dentonian Wrote:  I wonder if a pair of AZ examples have transferred there, given their lack of use (off-peak) there. Reports on this thread about regular Enviro400 use on the 183, and my own (albeit very occasional) recent obs of Enviro200s rather than MANs on 345 would suggest this is a likely scenario. Next allocation list is due in a few days so it might reveal the answer.
Talking of which, where are we up to regarding MMCs entering service at AZ? I have 10578-87/90-4 in service, with 10588/9/95/6 prep'd and delivered to AZ. 10597 also arrived at Hyde Road some days ago, but has not been confirmed as reaching AZ yet.
Then there are the ones reported at Hyde Road a fortnight ago. These are now confirmed as part of the second batch for Manchester (early?), but fleet numbers are yet to be confirmed and certainly no suggestion of them being prep'd for service. Maybe they are being stored whilst HE engineering staff concentrate on Magic Bus conversions

I was In Ashton on Friday lunchtime and I'm pretty sure I saw both 10597 and 98 but nothing higher.
What was interesting was that both the 216 and 330 had very tired looking 07 reg Enviro400's leave virtually simultaneously while MMCs were seen working on the 231, 237, and no less than 3 were seen entering/leaving Ashton on the 347 - no doubt much to Dentonians delight

As for the MANs at Hyde road, given that new drivers are still having VF on them suggests they will probably continue to be used there for a while yet surly?
Didn't HE have a couple of Enviro200's/Solos allocated a while back? I guessing they have gone now?