First Manchester

[gilesbus1]

RE: First Manchester

(17/07/2019 06:20)M60lad Wrote:  Latest about the planned move to Rusholme is a case of watch this space as apparently another location for Vantage has been found and this is listed as the Arriva Depot in Bolton which I actually think is the secure yard across the road from the main depot that Arriva used to use for their School Service and Out of Service vehicles.

If the above is the case then the training school will move to Oldham Depot, not to sure about Current School services though.

It definitely would make sense, I did see on another forum that several staff had threatened to leave, plus the time table is the wrong way round to operate from Rusholme and it is fixed by TfGM so First couldn't have adjusted it. Plus staffing costs would have risen because of journey times from Leigh/Atherton to Rusholme. As most staff live in Bolton its the most obvious solution and its certainly welcomed no doubt. Presumably all repairs will be done at Oldham? if this is the case.

I cannot see anybody being joyful about driving from Bolton to Rusholme at 0230hrs in the morning to then drive a bus back to Leigh to pick up at 0400hrs. I had heard one report that suggested the school routes had been lost in any case to another operator, not sure what the facts are with that. Presumably the 2 and 38 Evening/Sunday journeys would be operated by the spares used for the V3/V4 as they are only peak time running vehicles. All makes sense.