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RE: First Manchester
(13/08/2013 19:15)SF07 Wrote:(13/08/2013 19:01)Polo Mint Wrote: Have Oldham retired the Plaxton Pointers as the Enviros on route 81/81A have freed up some Eclipses? Or are the Citaros from Bury replacing them? they are saw 40369 and 72 today |
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RE: First Manchester
Noticed more Bury B9s that came from Bolton are now getting cared for By Bury Depot team added |
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RE: First Manchester
It looks will BN will soon have no B9's left, its a shame some can't be used for the 582. BY use the B9's on the 163/471/135. I wonder what the next batch will be used on. Couldn't the old bendies be used to replace Olympians on school runs? QS is due some new single deckers as well. |
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RE: First Manchester
(13/08/2013 19:55)Polo Mint Wrote: It looks will BN will soon have no B9's left, its a shame some can't be used for the 582. QS is getting streetlites |
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RE: First Manchester
(13/08/2013 19:44)mic Wrote:(13/08/2013 19:39)37554BY Wrote: Noticed more Bury B9s that came from Bolton are now getting cared for By Bury Depot team added Well 37406 was swapped with 37430 as that is now being repainted into some form of Bolton corporation transport livery. They used 37430 as that was an early Olympia repaint. News is that BN will have to buses painted into some form of Bolton and Salford corporation livery, no idea On the other bus. Only 37430 transferred from Bury. Not been able to confirm If 37409 is still at Bury or gone back to Bolton Also Bury will also have two buses painted apparently into Bury and Ramsbottam corporation livery 37397 37402 37405 37407 37408 37409 37410 37415 37416 37430 Only query is 37409 of the above allocation at BN |
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RE: First Manchester
(13/08/2013 19:55)Polo Mint Wrote: It looks will BN will soon have no B9's left, its a shame some can't be used for the 582. Occasionally BN do use some of the B9s on 582 37405 and 7 were on it on Sunday |
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RE: First Manchester
Bendies on schools is a bad idea, very large vehicles and tigt school routes. Bendies should be scrapped, no routes go under low bridges that require the extra seats. They seem to be used on the 135 for the novelty of it... |
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RE: First Manchester
(13/08/2013 22:46)jimbo Wrote: Bendies on schools is a bad idea, very large vehicles and tigt school routes. Bendies should be scrapped, no routes go under low bridges that require the extra seats. They seem to be used on the 135 for the novelty of it... Couldn't agree more there, its been said many times that Bury Depot management were thinking of taking them off the 135s as they block up the city centre, but they never do. The 471s see to suite them better |
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RE: First Manchester
I do agree with the statement regarding bendies blocking the City Center, you only have to have either one break down on the 135 stand on Lever Street or already have a bus on that stand and when another one comes in it has to use the next stand up which didn't use to be a problem until recently when Stagecoach's 80/112 were moved from Stephenson Square to Lever Street and now that stand is busier than ever now so there's only the odd times when there's no buses on that stand so the 135 bendies have to find somewhere else to drop passengers off when that stand is full |
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