First Manchester

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RE: First Manchester
34092 is currently parked at Bolton Depot

[mic]

RE: First Manchester
what i do not get is with pioneer they put a solo on the 348/350 routes and they put a B9 on 393 i though the B9s where only to be used on 348/350s and route branded next there will be an oly on the 354 service

[Mayneway]

RE: First Manchester

(25/11/2013 10:34)mic Wrote:  what i do not get is with pioneer they put a solo on the 348/350 routes and they put a B9 on 393 i though the B9s where only to be used on 348/350s and route branded next there will be an oly on the 354 service

It's balmy allocating again. Nothing seems to be consistent at the moment at Dukinfield. The only service I see which has the same type bus on it all of the time is the evening 231 and 220.
Everything else is like playing the lottery - you just don't know what's going to turn up!

[james]

RE: First Manchester

(25/11/2013 11:55)Mayneway Wrote:  

(25/11/2013 10:34)mic Wrote:  what i do not get is with pioneer they put a solo on the 348/350 routes and they put a B9 on 393 i though the B9s where only to be used on 348/350s and route branded next there will be an oly on the 354 service

It's balmy allocating again. Nothing seems to be consistent at the moment at Dukinfield. The only service I see which has the same type bus on it all of the time is the evening 231 and 220.
Everything else is like playing the lottery - you just don't know what's going to turn up!

thats because the tfgm spec is low floor cctv and big enough for the weekend crowds so m-s both of them come of the 348/350 buses at 6pm/630pm
in regards to allocations the depot isnt big enough for ordered parking so most of the time its whatever bus is at the front or able to get out the allocator tries to keep to spec but cant do so due to space limitations sometime s in the middle of the day if he has a spare driver he will try and swap about but cant at the minute cos of staffing

[Benzo]

RE: First Manchester
40416 on the 408's today, such a brave elderly bus and it deserves a break from them ruttered 415s

[joe_alker]

RE: First Manchester

(25/11/2013 10:34)mic Wrote:  what i do not get is with pioneer they put a solo on the 348/350 routes and they put a B9 on 393 i though the B9s where only to be used on 348/350s and route branded next there will be an oly on the 354 service

You have not seen the 393 on 8.30am depature from Ashton... then you will appreciate the need for B9s

[mic]

RE: First Manchester

(25/11/2013 16:19)joe_alker Wrote:  

(25/11/2013 10:34)mic Wrote:  what i do not get is with pioneer they put a solo on the 348/350 routes and they put a B9 on 393 i though the B9s where only to be used on 348/350s and route branded next there will be an oly on the 354 service

You have not seen the 393 on 8.30am depature from Ashton... then you will appreciate the need for B9s

as far as i know the 393 interworks with the other local services

no sign of 31929 or 40403 yestaday

i can not be sure i think i saw 37460 heading towards Carbrook this morining about 6.30am near stalybridge all i think i saw was EBA on its reg

[james]

RE: First Manchester

(26/11/2013 11:15)mic Wrote:  

(25/11/2013 16:19)joe_alker Wrote:  

(25/11/2013 10:34)mic Wrote:  what i do not get is with pioneer they put a solo on the 348/350 routes and they put a B9 on 393 i though the B9s where only to be used on 348/350s and route branded next there will be an oly on the 354 service

You have not seen the 393 on 8.30am depature from Ashton... then you will appreciate the need for B9s

as far as i know the 393 interworks with the other local services

no sign of 31929 or 40403 yestaday

i can not be sure i think i saw 37460 heading towards Carbrook this morining about 6.30am near stalybridge all i think i saw was EBA on its reg

31929 was on 15.03 389 to hyde yesterday and 393 during day interworks with the 0058 346 to hyde and back then does an hour on 393 (346 hyde 346 ashton 393 393 346 hyde etc etc)
403 was on sk taxis i think

[Benzo]

RE: First Manchester

(26/11/2013 12:57)james Wrote:  

(26/11/2013 11:15)mic Wrote:  

(25/11/2013 16:19)joe_alker Wrote:  You have not seen the 393 on 8.30am depature from Ashton... then you will appreciate the need for B9s

as far as i know the 393 interworks with the other local services

no sign of 31929 or 40403 yestaday

i can not be sure i think i saw 37460 heading towards Carbrook this morining about 6.30am near stalybridge all i think i saw was EBA on its reg

31929 was on 15.03 389 to hyde yesterday and 393 during day interworks with the 0058 346 to hyde and back then does an hour on 393 (346 hyde 346 ashton 393 393 346 hyde etc etc)
403 was on sk taxis i think

Saw 40403 on its way back to depot from Ashton around 1805 yesterday evening. its out today on the 346

[joe_alker]

RE: First Manchester

(26/11/2013 13:59)Benzo Wrote:  

(26/11/2013 12:57)james Wrote:  

(26/11/2013 11:15)mic Wrote:  as far as i know the 393 interworks with the other local services

no sign of 31929 or 40403 yestaday

i can not be sure i think i saw 37460 heading towards Carbrook this morining about 6.30am near stalybridge all i think i saw was EBA on its reg

31929 was on 15.03 389 to hyde yesterday and 393 during day interworks with the 0058 346 to hyde and back then does an hour on 393 (346 hyde 346 ashton 393 393 346 hyde etc etc)
403 was on sk taxis i think

34088 on 393 today.

Also - as far as I know this is how it tends to go

for 331/333

346
333
331
389
346

for 393

346
393
346
393...

and so on
Saw 40403 on its way back to depot from Ashton around 1805 yesterday evening. its out today on the 346