First Manchester

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester

(11/10/2012 20:11)VolvoB10M Wrote:  Is there any website that has all the information on and arcives?

Thanks,
LH

Not really, information comes from contacting drivers, asking drivers, making posts on forums, who knows someone, in the know, looking on flickr, googling fleet lists. Doing anything and everything basically.

Bus Driver contacts, online contacts with people connected to the companies

Some adivice is Join

Gm buses group

First groups fans

NWBT forummotion.co.uk

To start woth, a lot of info can be found on there

[VolvoB10M]

RE: First Manchester
What is the best way of finding surviving former service vehicles on the internet?
e.g. Mercedes O405's L-KSA (ex First Manchester), Volvo B10M's M-TBV (ex Burnley & Pendle)

I had a look for NWBT forummotion.com and I could only find links to bebo.

Thanks,
LH

[K101HUM]

RE: First Manchester
Can shed a little light on your queries into the L-KSA O405's, none remain. It made for quite a sight to see all but one laid up awaiting their fate at a South Yorkshire breakers yard. I am quietly confident that the M-TBV B10M-55's had a more prolific life however.

[VolvoB10M]

RE: First Manchester

(11/10/2012 21:05)K101HUM Wrote:  Can shed a little light on your queries into the L-KSA O405's, none remain. It made for quite a sight to see all but one laid up awaiting their fate at a South Yorkshire breakers yard. I am quietly confident that the M-TBV B10M-55's had a more prolific life however.

Have any similar survived?

Thanks,
LH

[SF07]

RE: First Manchester
Couple of pics from the UKBusPhotos Facebook page:

33695 with the new 36/37 branding:



37292 in allover Bond advert:

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester

(11/10/2012 21:31)SF07 Wrote:  Couple of pics from the UKBusPhotos Facebook page:

33695 with the new 36/37 branding:



37292 in allover Bond advert:

Was on this 37292 when this shot is likely to have been taken, 37292 is odds on to join 37295 at pioneer

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester

(11/10/2012 14:32)P528LND Wrote:  Dear lord, one bus breaks down in Oldham and all of a sudden it's the worst depot in GM! Give them a break, and considering they're Enviro400's I'm surprised we haven't seen this more. They're rubbish! You're all welcome to have them at Bury though in exchange for our B9TL's back and the full batch of Citaro's, if you don't mind.

Anyway, in other news, I'm gonna miss you old friend. Goodbye P528 LND (Dennis Dart SLF/Wright Crusader, new to First Greater Manchester in 1997, withdrawn in 2012), you were always a fantastic pleasure to ride on

Also, didn't Optare make clear their Solo wouldn't last 15 years like the usual average? I'm sure they said 10 years and they'd be ready for death.

Hi Liam


Im actually one of the rare few, that love B9s and would never wish to see these in Bury, im delighted to see so many more B9s in the town I love and call home.

Yes of course you can have the full batch of citaros back your welcome to them well except 64029 Love that Bus

[VolvoB10M]

RE: First Manchester

(11/10/2012 22:07)Damien Wrote:  Yes of course you can have the full batch of citaros back your welcome to them well except 64029 Love that Bus

It is a lot nicer than the W reg citaro's, I got it on the 472 today.
Are bury getting any Enviro400's?

Thanks,
LH

[WWH44L]

RE: First Manchester
31938 on a Bolton school run this morning!
33739 into service as well.

[VolvoB10M]

RE: First Manchester
I remember seeing a white Alexander Dash at Bury many years ago, does anyone know what this was and what happened to it?

Thanks,
LH