First Manchester

[james]

RE: First Manchester

(10/09/2014 18:24)Dentonian Wrote:  iI think it was just before the July (Summer) rewrite I caught a 335 to Ashton - about 10 mins late at Crown Point mid-morning, so par for the course! - and I'm sure it changed to something else on arrival. In fact, I remember seeing the next 335 coming out of Ashton as we arrived. Maybe, the five minute stand timehas been waived, but the bunching you mention suggests it shouldn't have been.

afaik the 335 has stayed as one bus for the last 12months (28/10/13 rerouting + rewrite) and longer prob since we took it back over.
it was often swapped earlier in the year as they kept putting 40312/40324+5 often swapped with a 41 or a 39 duty when they had acceleration issues (not helped by c.p nth more often swapped for a 53*** solo which is what it really needed on that route the hybrid on it yesterday seemed to be ok left o/t and arr o/t

with regards to the bunching 5 min rule is still in place but the driver that took over at 1505(335) took ten mins to changeover,check bus + load so left at 15 the 339 couldnt get out because he was to close to the 335 and the 395 was blocking the xing and 2*409 buses getting in (thank god it wasnt a first bus blocking xing would have been paperwork for me lol)