First Manchester

[ant17612]

RE: First Manchester
Route 18 is apparently to be withdrawn between the City Centre and the MRI for a total of 6 weeks as First see it as not worth the battle with planned road closures.

[M60lad]

RE: First Manchester
Considering your normally spot on with your info Ant where have you heard this info from about 18 being partly withdrawn?

[M60lad]

RE: First Manchester
New Vantage route V3 to be launched in January it will be V3 Leigh-MRI, It will go like a V1 to John Dalton Street, then carry on across princess street, right whitworth street, left Oxford road then it will pass where the 18 turns into the hospital and take the next left into Hathersage road (Poundland on the corner) then left into the hospital grounds and terminate opposite the 18 stand. Then it'll leave nelson street and right back onto Oxford road (basically leaves the opposite way the 18 comes into the hospital).

The above info courtesy of a Vantage Driver I know.

[AlexBus12]

RE: First Manchester
39259 has now been delivered to Bolton depot

[AlexBus12]

RE: First Manchester
10017 has been involved in an RTC
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/n...h-12296611

[SLTRegular]

RE: First Manchester
I heard the same about the 18 but for 8 week's not 6

[ant17612]

RE: First Manchester
39216 and 39219 are another pair of repainted B5LH's and 60242 is on the 163 today.

[Metroline1511]

RE: First Manchester

(30/11/2016 20:43)Dentonian Wrote:  Apologies - it seems the Change Date is 29th. Its normally the 4th weekend in January, but it could have gone back a week with Easter being relatively late next year.

Not just a late Easter, but also having 5 Sundays in January. Shudehill originally opened similarly on Sunday January 29th in 2006.

[Metroline1511]

RE: First Manchester

(05/12/2016 21:22)T42 PVM Wrote:  I cant help but think went Bury Depot closes it would give Rosso a chance to expand more as they seem keen in competing with First around Bury

Although I expect First to keep routes 472 & 474, I think they may drop their journeys on local routes such as to Tottington and just operate mainly interurban routes. Rosso could thus expand accordingly.

[Metroline1511]

RE: First Manchester

(05/12/2016 23:14)M60lad Wrote:  I know its a bit early to probably speculate but do we know what will happen vehicle wise when the 2 Depots close? I only ask as I'm sure that the only depot with space that could accomodate Bury's Bendy fleet would be Bolton and unless 135 moves to Bolton I can't see what route/s Bolton could use them on and whoever gets 135 will need extra deckers unless deckers get sourced from other divisions.

Maybe, if the bendis have to move to Bolton and cannot be accommodated at Queen's Road, they will convert route 471 and route 135 converted to full Volvo B9TL operation.