First Manchester

[M60lad]

RE: First Manchester
Not often you hear something good from First Manchester but my I congratulate the traffic management of Bury Depot who managed to keep all services running yesterday from Manchester-Bury as changeover's ended up being done at Besses, Radcliffe and Prestwich Tesco to keep services running and to some sort of timetable utilising one of their spare drivers and the staff Tourneo, yes some drivers were apparently dragging their feet but trips still got covered with people getting to their destinations

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RE: First Manchester

(01/12/2013 09:35)M60lad Wrote:  Not often you hear something good from First Manchester but my I congratulate the traffic management of Bury Depot who managed to keep all services running yesterday from Manchester-Bury as changeover's ended up being done at Besses, Radcliffe and Prestwich Tesco to keep services running and to some sort of timetable utilising one of their spare drivers and the staff Tourneo, yes some drivers were apparently dragging their feet but trips still got covered with people getting to their destinations

good to hear

[SLTRegular]

RE: First Manchester
Are First Going to Offer Any Extra 8/36/37 When The TPE's are diverted via Wigan? They could make a major killing if they Ran Extra Services from Interchange on these routes?

[37554BY]

RE: First Manchester

(01/12/2013 09:35)M60lad Wrote:  Not often you hear something good from First Manchester but my I congratulate the traffic management of Bury Depot who managed to keep all services running yesterday from Manchester-Bury as changeover's ended up being done at Besses, Radcliffe and Prestwich Tesco to keep services running and to some sort of timetable utilising one of their spare drivers and the staff Tourneo, yes some drivers were apparently dragging their feet but trips still got covered with people getting to their destinations

i know I'm missing something but what happened yesterday i was away in the Lake district so was not around

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RE: First Manchester
2 more darts gone for scarp are 40365 and 40371 leaves 40380/82/84 from pioneer and 40372 and 40419 from Oldham to go

[Benzo]

RE: First Manchester

(01/12/2013 19:26)mic Wrote:  2 more darts gone for scarp are 40365 and 40371 leaves 40380/82/84 from pioneer and 40372 and 40419 from Oldham to go

Quite a sad moment seeing more R regs disappear especially 40371 which was one of my favourite buses as well as 40397 when Ashton had them both from Wigan a few year back.

Two more loans today being 37449 on the 348 and 34102 on another pioneer route, sadly I reckon the loans are hinting the end of 31929 and 40403.

[Mayneway]

RE: First Manchester
I've just noticed two younger Plaxton Darts in Ashton, one on the 39, the other not in service. Think they were 55 reg?? But couldn't be sure as was travelling the other way. They had no fleetnumbers on sides but looked quite smart.

[Benzo]

RE: First Manchester

(02/12/2013 12:55)Mayneway Wrote:  I've just noticed two younger Plaxton Darts in Ashton, one on the 39, the other not in service. Think they were 55 reg?? But couldn't be sure as was travelling the other way. They had no fleetnumbers on sides but looked quite smart.

That's very interesting, I'll try and look up the reg if I see one. 40403 and 31929 must definitely have been withdrawn sadly

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RE: First Manchester

(02/12/2013 12:55)Mayneway Wrote:  I've just noticed two younger Plaxton Darts in Ashton, one on the 39, the other not in service. Think they were 55 reg?? But couldn't be sure as was travelling the other way. They had no fleetnumbers on sides but looked quite smart.

one was 42945 WA 56 OAV which has come from Cambroune depot in Cornwall

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RE: First Manchester

(02/12/2013 12:05)Benzo Wrote:  

(01/12/2013 19:26)mic Wrote:  2 more darts gone for scarp are 40365 and 40371 leaves 40380/82/84 from pioneer and 40372 and 40419 from Oldham to go

Quite a sad moment seeing more R regs disappear especially 40371 which was one of my favourite buses as well as 40397 when Ashton had them both from Wigan a few year back.

Two more loans today being 37449 on the 348 and 34102 on another pioneer route, sadly I reckon the loans are hinting the end of 31929 and 40403.

add 34092 to loans