First Manchester

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester

(06/07/2012 16:57)mic Wrote:  lets just use this thread for reports and repainting reports etc not go OTT

I totally agree 10000%

[mic]

RE: First Manchester

(06/07/2012 16:51)Damien Wrote:  

(06/07/2012 15:52)mic Wrote:  Pioneer fleet update as of today

31929/36/43
31952 on loan
40001
40135/40312
40313 on loan to Oldham
40324/25/26/27/37/41/60/61/64/65/66/68/69/70/74/80/81/82/84
40403/6
40871/78/79
42175
49113/14/15/16
50280 out of use at moment
53143/44
53145 out of use after

RTA
53146/47/48/49/50
59010/11/14/15/16

50280 out of use parked in Queens Road Garage

wonder whats happining with 50280 anyone know where 53145 is at the moment this had run into the back of another bus at Ashton bus stn a few months back

[Nicholas]

RE: First Manchester

(06/07/2012 09:13)SF07 Wrote:  Spotted a couple of notices at bus stands at the Trafford Centre yesterday regarding the 68 and 100 timetable changes (not mentioned on First's website) from 22 July.

The 68 will run an earlier journey on Sundays at 7.56am from Farnworth to Trafford Centre with the 9.19am journey from Eccles to Bolton starting from Trafford Centre at 9.10am.

The 100 will adopt the Public Holidays timetable on Sundays. This'll be mean earlier journeys from Manchester to Trafford Centre and to/from Hollins Green and Warrington.

This will be for the summer period only. The reason for these changes is down to the Trafford Centre opening from 10am until 7pm as part of the Olympics Sunday trading law relaxation.

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester
Latest rumor regarding the 05 plate scania bendis at Bury 12001/12018 is that they are to be transferred possibly.But not withdrawn. So my Bury Depot contact tells me

[P528LND]

RE: First Manchester

(06/07/2012 17:28)Damien Wrote:  Latest rumor regarding the 05 plate scania bendis at Bury 12001/12018 is that they are to be transferred possibly.But not withdrawn. So my Bury Depot contact tells me

Well, they have to be withdrawn before they are transferred, that's what I was getting at.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

[mic]

RE: First Manchester

(06/07/2012 17:28)Damien Wrote:  Latest rumor regarding the 05 plate scania bendis at Bury 12001/12018 is that they are to be transferred possibly.But not withdrawn. So my Bury Depot contact tells me

wonder if some of the B7s will replace them in the next batch to come in August

[P528LND]

RE: First Manchester

(06/07/2012 17:32)mic Wrote:  

(06/07/2012 17:28)Damien Wrote:  Latest rumor regarding the 05 plate scania bendis at Bury 12001/12018 is that they are to be transferred possibly.But not withdrawn. So my Bury Depot contact tells me

wonder if some of the B7s will replace them in the next batch to come in August

I very much doubt that, since the B7TL's are in fact older - all of them. Possibly move some B9TL's from another depot, or maybe even the new Olympic buses...

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester

(06/07/2012 17:31)P528LND Wrote:  

(06/07/2012 17:28)Damien Wrote:  Latest rumor regarding the 05 plate scania bendis at Bury 12001/12018 is that they are to be transferred possibly.But not withdrawn. So my Bury Depot contact tells me

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

[thomasl1231]

RE: First Manchester

(06/07/2012 16:50)CX54 DKD Wrote:  Just a reminder after the removal of a thread last week: members are asked to please try and keep speculation which could be of a potentially sensitive nature to a minimum. Any further posts like this will be removed.

Thank you for saying this, it was really infuriating me people posting rumours after being told not to!

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester

(06/07/2012 17:36)P528LND Wrote:  

(06/07/2012 17:32)mic Wrote:  

(06/07/2012 17:28)Damien Wrote:  Latest rumor regarding the 05 plate scania bendis at Bury 12001/12018 is that they are to be transferred possibly.But not withdrawn. So my Bury Depot contact tells me

wonder if some of the B7s will replace them in the next batch to come in August

I very much doubt that, since the B7TL's are in fact older - all of them. Possibly move some B9TL's from another depot, or maybe even the new Olympic buses...

I was just thinking that, the B7s are older at 04 plates, we know that Burys most lucrative services are 471 135 etc, so they'd focus newer buses on those routes