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RE: First Manchester

(12/05/2020 10:06)Citibus Wrote:  Oh i agree with you on wiki pages! However the information above has become a bit confused.

According to the linked TfGM application to Dept of Transport; the contract with First *is* 10 years and the whole Vantage fleet *isn't* being replaced - only 5 diesel buses are replaced by 10 electric buses.

Busway (Vantage)

The Busway services are currently operated by First Manchester from its Bolton busdepot. The current contract is for 10 years ending in 2026. Busway is a high specification GM service which utilises a guided busway for a portion of the routeand it is a contractual requirement to replace all buses on the route which have reached an age of five years.This bid is the first step towards achieving a fully electric Busway fleet and will involve the replacement of five buses which operate on the route and the introduction of an additional five buses to increase capacity at peak times. The five new buses will take the size of the vantage fleet to 30 buses, all of which will be operated by First Manchester.

I think the 10 electirc buses will allow the 5 emergancy spares to go back to non Vantage work since TfGM dont like them being in Olympia livery.