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[Damien]

RE: First Manchester
First manchester Bolton based Dennis Dart 40349 P315 LND thats been missing pressumed scrapped to pvs well its not. Its been photographed by me yesterday in Bolton on the 562 circular to withins. Im informed its been away with an electrical fault. How that took a year ill never know:P[/b]

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Darts seem to be operating the 512 and 513 more than hybrids, with both 40357 and 40353 operating this route

[WWH44L]

RE: First Manchester

(01/06/2012 00:43)Damien Wrote:  First manchester Bolton based Dennis Dart 40349 P315 LND thats been missing pressumed scrapped to pvs well its not. Its been photographed by me yesterday in Bolton on the 562 circular to withins. Im informed its been away with an electrical fault. How that took a year ill never know:P[/b]

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Darts seem to be operating the 512 and 513 more than hybrids, with both 40357 and 40353 operating this route

Bloody hell! Wonders will never cease regarding 40349. Surely this and the rest of the batch will be withdrawn soon considering their age?

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester

(01/06/2012 08:34)WWH44L Wrote:  

(01/06/2012 00:43)Damien Wrote:  First manchester Bolton based Dennis Dart 40349 P315 LND thats been missing pressumed scrapped to pvs well its not. Its been photographed by me yesterday in Bolton on the 562 circular to withins. Im informed its been away with an electrical fault. How that took a year ill never know:P[/b]

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Darts seem to be operating the 512 and 513 more than hybrids, with both 40357 and 40353 operating this route

Bloody hell! Wonders will never cease regarding 40349. Surely this and the rest of the batch will be withdrawn soon considering their age?

I know, wonders will never cease, looks like its got new wheels on, and they've given it a little spruce up lol. But those darts are so old now, im asking myself was it worth it. To first manchester it obviously was

[WWH44L]

RE: First Manchester

(01/06/2012 10:26)Damien Wrote:  

(01/06/2012 08:34)WWH44L Wrote:  

(01/06/2012 00:43)Damien Wrote:  First manchester Bolton based Dennis Dart 40349 P315 LND thats been missing pressumed scrapped to pvs well its not. Its been photographed by me yesterday in Bolton on the 562 circular to withins. Im informed its been away with an electrical fault. How that took a year ill never know:P[/b]

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Darts seem to be operating the 512 and 513 more than hybrids, with both 40357 and 40353 operating this route

Bloody hell! Wonders will never cease regarding 40349. Surely this and the rest of the batch will be withdrawn soon considering their age?

I know, wonders will never cease, looks like its got new wheels on, and they've given it a little spruce up lol. But those darts are so old now, im asking myself was it worth it. To first manchester it obviously was

I'm sure I saw 40358 in the workshop yesterday looking very shiny as well. Keep your eye out for it. May have had a full repaint.

[mic]

RE: First Manchester
at last back on 37381 now has 180/184 branding also the fleetnumber at the front is like the B7s in Huddersfield ie above the window small


will be updating fleetlist later on

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fleet list now updated after a few months now includes liverys and queiries i have not included vans Rvs etc but do have a list of them

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester

(01/06/2012 11:34)WWH44L Wrote:  

(01/06/2012 10:26)Damien Wrote:  

(01/06/2012 08:34)WWH44L Wrote:  

(01/06/2012 00:43)Damien Wrote:  First manchester Bolton based Dennis Dart 40349 P315 LND thats been missing pressumed scrapped to pvs well its not. Its been photographed by me yesterday in Bolton on the 562 circular to withins. Im informed its been away with an electrical fault. How that took a year ill never know:P[/b]

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Darts seem to be operating the 512 and 513 more than hybrids, with both 40357 and 40353 operating this route

Bloody hell! Wonders will never cease regarding 40349. Surely this and the rest of the batch will be withdrawn soon considering their age?

I know, wonders will never cease, looks like its got new wheels on, and they've given it a little spruce up lol. But those darts are so old now, im asking myself was it worth it. To first manchester it obviously was

I'm sure I saw 40358 in the workshop yesterday looking very shiny as well. Keep your eye out for it. May have had a full repaint.

Come to think of it that explains a lot, I've not seen 40358 for a few weeks, normally a regular on the withins and great lever circulars.Think they did a similar thing with 40342 that also wasn't seen for weeks.Then came back with a paint job, mind you it did need it.

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There still seems to be very gradual de branding of Bolton B9s off of the 36 and 37s in particular 37424 and 37426. In addition the route names have gone from the windows on some buses, and of course them stupid snowflakes.Good riddance

[M60lad]

RE: First Manchester
I have it on good authority that at least one or maybe more Enviro 400s are currently at Oldham Depot at the moment for type training for the drivers who are going to Olympics

[mic]

RE: First Manchester

(02/06/2012 06:36)M60lad Wrote:  I have it on good authority that at least one or maybe more Enviro 400s are currently at Oldham Depot at the moment for type training for the drivers who are going to Olympics

wonder if any of these will come back for service afterwards

[P528LND]

RE: First Manchester
Does anyone know anything about the supposed 'Streetlites' for the Tameside depot?