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RE: First Manchester - WWH44L - 15/10/2012 20:12

60218 is another Scania at Bolton.
There are at least 11 Darts parked up in the top car park at BN depot as well now.
33729 is another Enviro in service and was on the 562 Withins Circ!!


RE: First Manchester - Mayneway - 15/10/2012 22:56

(15/10/2012 20:04)james Wrote:  
(15/10/2012 18:49)Mayneway Wrote:  

well there has been another shift rollocking about this its mainly night drivers doin this and some day drivers but i know the depot mgr has been drinking in the p.o.o last few nights and has been spot checking buses. but i noticed last 3 nights evening buses have been alighting on 219 stand then driving onto layover stands rather than alight on main road and get caught. but as usual its only a matter of time till they go back to normal. best advice is ring c.s at oldham and hound them with id numbers service and time then if this cropps up on the perf indicators he has to take action (think its every 20times for this subject in question then dm is involved then if still getting comp then area mgmt get involved and likes of me come out to do ind. surveys. but i was out 3 days last week doin time checks defects and numerous other pointers for duki depot. (if you see someone in ashton bus stn with a pad and a yellow jacket wathcing pioneer buses like a hawk thats me sometimes with my little one in his pram bored stupid)

Think I may have spotted you last week, there was a chap ( possibly you) making notes on a clipboard next to the 348/350 stand talking to the First inspector.

I would have to agree with you though, it does see to be the same few drivers who think they can do what they like and stop where they want.

As the nights start getting darker I will once again start making a note of fleet numbers/ service numbers again and go through the perlarver of filling out the online complaints form.


RE: First Manchester - james - 16/10/2012 17:34

mayneway
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i wouldnt bother with the online one they can quiet easily "mislay emails" like that but all calls have to be logged. calls you get a guarenteed response i know theyve lost 3 emails from me that way


RE: First Manchester - SF07 - 16/10/2012 19:17

184 Huddersfield timetable is listed on the Forthcoming Timetables page on First Calderdale & Huddersfield website. Times are slightly different than listed on Traveline, with buses having waiting time at Oldham bus station and Uppermill. Buses will wait 3 mins at Uppermill and 2 mins at Oldham towards Manchester and then wait for 3 mins at Oldham and one minute at Uppermill towards Huddersfield.

Also has the 0921 arrival at Huddersfield starting from Manchester at 0713 instead of at Uppermill although it has a 11 minute wait in Uppermill.

http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/calderdale_huddersfield/journey_planning/timetables/timetable.php?day=1&source_id=3&service=184&routeid=1725511&operator=12&source=sp


RE: First Manchester - WWH44L - 17/10/2012 14:28

Some fleet news for a change:-
My list of Envrios, any updates would be most welcome. The not seen list are ones that I've actually not seen.

Oldham Bolton Not seen Plymouth
33656 33657 33714 33658
33663 33673 33716 33659
33668 33677 33718 33660
33669 33691 33725 33661
33670 33693 33726 33662
33671 33695 33727 33664
33672 33696 33728 33665
33674 33697 33734 33666
33675 33699 33735 33667
33676 33700 33736
33678 33704 33737
33679 33705 33742
33680 33707
33681 33709
33682 33710
33683 33711
33684 33712
33685 33713
33686 33715
33687 33717
33688 33719
33689 33720
33690 33721
33692 33722
33694 33724
33698 33729
33701 33730
33702 33731
33703 33733
33706 33739
33708 33740
33723 33749
33732 33753
33738
33741
33743
33744
33745
33746
33747
33748
33750
33751
33752
33754
33755


RE: First Manchester - SF07 - 17/10/2012 18:27

^^ 33725-28 all in service in Bolton, according to photos on Flickr:

33725
33726
33727
33728


RE: First Manchester - SF07 - 17/10/2012 20:15

The new 18 timetable is on the Traveline website. Details of the service are (if correct on Traveline):
*Service to run every 10 mins Mon-Sat daytime, 15 mins Sunday daytime, 30 mins Mon-Sat evenings and hourly Sunday evenings
*Terminates at Great Western Street in Rusholme before looping around back to Wilmslow Road via Lloyd Street and Moss Lane East
*Route through city centre via Church Street, Dale Street, Portland Street, Princess Street, Whitworth Street and Oxford Road from Middleton and via Oxford Road, Portland Street, Piccadilly, Lever Street, Dale Street and Church Street
*Buses will not call at Shudehill Interchange or Middleton bus station apart from journeys that terminate at the bus stations. Nearest stop to Shudehill Int will be outside station on Shudehill. Nearest stops to Middleton bus station will be Manchester New Road (Mill Fold Road stop), Assheton Way (towards Langley), Long Street or Wood Street.


RE: First Manchester - GmBusesNorth - 17/10/2012 20:54

There is a mixture of 11 elderley volvo single decks from oldham or queens at wigan that are due to go to leeds and wigan have been instructed not to use them! Ill try to get pics tomoz!


RE: First Manchester - SF07 - 17/10/2012 21:23

After seeing the times for the Huddersfield journeys on the First Huddersfield website and the full 184 timetable on the Traveline website, it looks like that First have had a re-think with the Mon-Sat timetable to the 180/184.

The number of buses per hour to/from Diggle was originally going to be reduced to one per hour (the Huddersfield route) but it seems that First have restored the number back up to two with the current routes restored. This means that Huddersfield Mon-Sat journeys will now not divert into the Old Station Turning circle and Sam Road and the journeys that terminate at Diggle restored and run via Dobcross. The 0625 weekday departure from Huddersfield will be re-routed via Dobcross, as originally planned.

Also, the 180/184s have been given more running time between Oldham bus station and Garden Suburb with buses also having waiting time at Oldham and Uppermill. Departures from Uppermill/Greenfield/Grotton will be re-timed by around 3 mins. There will still be 3 buses per hour from Uppermill (2 of which from Diggle/Huddersfield), one from Greenfield and four from Grotton terminus.

First have also changed their mind with the 83 too. There will be 8 buses per hour between Oldham and Manchester as planned but between Oldham and Sholver, buses will run every 10 mins. 2 buses per hour will run Oldham-Manchester only.


RE: First Manchester - WWH44L - 18/10/2012 12:47

(17/10/2012 18:27)SF07 Wrote:  ^^ 33725-28 all in service in Bolton, according to photos on Flickr:

33725
33726
33727
33728

Added 33742. Just seen it in Bolton