(05/03/2014 21:44)Benzo Wrote:  22147 loaned out to Ashton at the minute, caught it on an evening 237.
Also has Middleton rider stickers on the windows

(05/03/2014 21:44)Benzo Wrote:  22147 loaned out to Ashton at the minute, caught it on an evening 237.
Also has Middleton rider stickers on the windows

(05/03/2014 22:25)Mayneway Wrote:  Is that the one with Led destinations Benzo? Spotted it from a distance in Glossop tonight.

(05/03/2014 21:39)ace Wrote:  I also think the tridents, certainly the Manchester-born ones are a lot more comfortable to sit in than the Enviro400's. The seats are a single long 2 seater cushion, as opposed to a split 2 seats on the Enviro400's.
Be careful what you wish for 507009. A few 56 reg Enviro400's are earmarked for M&SL I believe

(05/03/2014 00:01)Wright Eclipse Wrote:  wonder if some of the more elderly Enviro400s will go onto magicbus - i mean it must be going to happen at some point

(06/03/2014 00:00)Mayneway Wrote:  I don't know about that one. With so many other groups around the country crying out for Manchesters cast off elderly Enviro400's I really carnt see that happening.
I'm not that familiar with the London fleet but perhaps some younger Tridents cascaded and properly converted to single door would do for Magic buses.
Ensign recently sold a load of 51 reg tridents that were ex Stagecoach London I would have thought they could have got another 4/5 years out of them in Magic blue.
Although I hate to speculate but depending on how First get on I wouldn't be surprised if Magic bus gets dropped in the near future.

(06/03/2014 00:26)Wright Eclipse Wrote:  i know but it just seems odd,Magicbus is one of stagecoach`s high profile brands in Manchester & as such i would of thought they`d want to use more modern vehicles,it obviously makes enough cash to earn its keep (hence the very high frequency).As for dropping it against firstbus,considering theyve taken on UK North,Finglands,Arriva along Wilmslow road on/off for years now & have been the only company left standing (Arriva is much less competition these days) plus first bowing out at the first sign of a "bus battle" in Other places (Scotland & Devon spring to mind) i`d say stagecoach have got a big head start.

(06/03/2014 01:14)Mayneway Wrote:  I think I've mentioned before about one idea that's been mentioned elsewhere where by the magic bus routes go corporate but the range of magic tickets is still used on the Wilmslow rd routes in a similar way to how they have the Middleton range of tickets on ex Bluebird routes.
I personally think the Magic bus livery is a little old and outdated. I think they could earn a lot of brownie points by perhaps using Hybrid Enviro400's in corporate livery with some suttle Magic bus branding on them.

(06/03/2014 01:29)Wright Eclipse Wrote:  I Actually think this would be a good idea (might be too much of a jump though - Early ALXs to Hybrids!),if they was to go Corporate they might as well merge the 142 & 42 Together (they take the same routes dont they?)