First Manchester

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester

(06/07/2012 20:42)FirstGroup Wrote:  

(06/07/2012 17:41)Damien Wrote:  

(06/07/2012 17:31)P528LND Wrote:  Well, they have to be withdrawn before they are transferred, that's what I was getting at. But yes, there's rumour they're off up and away.

Chester - Liverpool 1's... muhahahahahahaha

Well yes Liam I'd go along with you, you'd have to withdraw them to shift the, from Manchester. As they won't go to anywhere else in Manchester

QS can't take bendis apparently
BN not likely at all as the last lot of bendis was a disaster on the 582 and 8s
WN never in a blue moon
OM Just won't happen


Shame really because if you just move depots it's a transfer pure and simple


They are decent buses as well, and not really to old, when you consider everything

How come they were a disaster ?

A few years ago, you may remember BYs first lot of bendis T reg and V reg plates were moved from Rochdale Road to Weston Street Depot.

For work on the number 8, that wasn't the disaster, this came when they used them on the 582 Bolton to Leigh service. Now for anyone that knows the route. Knows how narrow and tight it is in Atherton Town Centre, they were blocking the road, when more than one bus was at the stop, and this happened quite frequently considering its a high frequency route. Aside from that, there were problems on Leigh Bus station and Moor Lane, and the service just didnt run to time. I recall The Bolton News, running a feature on this, there were dozens of complaints, and first acted, by withdrawing them of the route. Due to passenger compalaints, and replaced them with 06 plate and 05 B7s until of course the arrival of the first B9s Into BN.After which they were just left to rot.

Its a shame really, the bendis have worked incredibly well, the newer bendis on the 135s and 471s.

Obviously there are going to be changes with this latest 05 plate bendis, being removed in the none to distant future.

However know one knows what will happen for certain, its all just harmless gossip, but we will only really know after the olympics.