First Manchester

[WWH44L]

RE: First Manchester

(28/06/2012 10:25)thomasl1231 Wrote:  

(28/06/2012 10:16)Damien Wrote:  

(28/06/2012 08:46)WWH44L Wrote:  The message below was on the First Group Fans site yesterday. I've read reports that some are for Rock Ferry but it looks like the whole lot are coming over. Do we know what these are replacing?

"Currently earmarked for transfer to First Greater Manchester are 32440 - 32465 from Leeds, and also 32531 - 32542 from Halifax.

7 from the Leeds batch to be sent next week, and the remainder to be sent in August."

Ireland that report to, and the ones I rock ferry are for a partnership with Arriva in heswell apparently, so obviously they will need buses.

As for what they could replace here well let's talk step. Deckers at BY and arrows across the fleet maybe.?

I would have thought that the Arrows would be staying a bit longer, seeing as many of them are taxed until 2013 now. This happened with many of the O405s, they got taxed until the next year, then got withdrawn at First Manchester, with loads of them then going over to 'Rock Ferry'.

If they are coming then I can see the remaiming Arrows (hopefully!) and Olympians going (except the T reg ones at OM). They've then got to consider the Darts and Excels and it won't be long before some of the earlier B10BLEs will need replacing as some of these are now approcahing 15 years old. Infact the first 60361 (571) will be 15 years in August.