Stagecoach Manchester

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(07/06/2014 15:26)Dentonian Wrote:  A friend who worked for Stagecoach - but is sadly no longer with us - told me that the 168/9 is one of those routes that only ever needs 'deckers at school times, and that fortunately (a few years ago, at least) the same workings used to get school loads both morning and evening, so most workings could get away with MANs. Having said that, whilst in Ashton last Saturday, I only saw Enviro400s on the routes.

Indeed once open a time 168/169's were entirely Volvo B10Ms which suited the service well but then Stagecoach started using the long Alexander bodied P and S reg Olympians which to be honest always seemed like over kill.

It's a strange service the 168/169 as it can be 100% Enviro400's then it's swamped with Tridents, but as I say Saturdays have seen MANs doing some workings now that all the Magic work has gone to Sharston.

I came home a couple of hours ago on 22144 in the 168, which was full of internal Stagecoach Wigan adverts so I'm guessing its been up there a while.