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RE: First Manchester - Mayneway - 22/10/2014 08:48
(22/10/2014 06:09)M60lad Wrote: Didn't realise First Manchester had any Olympians still in service until yesterday when I saw 34089 on 38, also due to vehicle shortage Tameside had 69199 which was on 348/350s
Is 34089 the very last Olympian in service with First Manchester?
RE: First Manchester - SF07 - 22/10/2014 18:48
First's Oldham and Tameside depots took part in Tweet the Manager on the @FirstTweetMgr page. They did state that there are no more Olympians operating from Oldham depot and that the fleet is now 100% low-floor operations. They've also stated that 'newer' buses would be brought in over the coming months.
Also, to the question of WiFi and real-time information (which was originally proposed last year), First's message is 'Watch this space!'
https://twitter.com/FirstTweetMgr/status/524952924087410688
RE: First Manchester - M60lad - 22/10/2014 19:42
Yes First Manchester's operational fleet should now be 100% low-floor as the last Olympian at Ashton was apparently withdrawn after service yesterday
Also newer minibuses are apparently on the way as a Christmas Present to replace some of the older Solos in the fleet according to the Tweet the Manager session this afternoon
RE: First Manchester - Mayneway - 22/10/2014 21:10
(22/10/2014 19:42)M60lad Wrote: Yes First Manchester's operational fleet should now be 100% low-floor as the last Olympian at Ashton was apparently withdrawn after service yesterday
Also newer minibuses are apparently on the way as a Christmas Present to replace some of the older Solos in the fleet according to the Tweet the Manager session this afternoon
Hmmm 34089 was still being used today. Not sure what it was on but I spotted it doing a loop of Ashton Bus Station at about 10.30am.
RE: First Manchester - Mayneway - 22/10/2014 23:35
(22/10/2014 21:19)Dentonian Wrote: I think it was the taxi bus; I saw it just before 1200 in the Bus Station.
Thanks Dentonian, I thought i had imagined it for a minute
So technically its not withdrawn then, if still being used on the road there's every chance if their short enough it could creep out in service - which knowing First is a possibility.
RE: First Manchester - motormayhem1 - 24/10/2014 10:39
Il put it in this thread with it being in the greater manchester boundries but just been threw platt bridge in wigan and noticed about 6 or 7 ex first vehicles (scrapped state) being parked up on a peice of land behind the iceland
RE: First Manchester - J200ABW - 25/10/2014 10:21
Hi all,
could someone in the know possibly provide me with daytime frequencies for the following services,
8, 42, 135.
All i can find on the site is 'at frequent intervals'
Thanks
RE: First Manchester - jimbo - 25/10/2014 12:41
Once every ten minutes
RE: First Manchester - SF07 - 25/10/2014 17:32
(25/10/2014 10:21)J200ABW Wrote: Hi all,
could someone in the know possibly provide me with daytime frequencies for the following services,
8, 42, 135.
All i can find on the site is 'at frequent intervals'
Thanks
The 8 is every 10 mins, the 42 is every 5 mins between East Didsbury and Manchester with a bus every 10 mins continuing to/from North Manchester General Hospital, the 135 is every 7/8 mins.
You can check times on Traveline NW's website or on the First Bus App.
http://traveline-northwest.co.uk/timetableplanner/
RE: First Manchester - M60lad - 26/10/2014 09:26
Looks like from the timetable changne today there are some interesting changes and inter depot changes:
Most Mon-Fri daytime 350 Hey Farm/Oldham-Ashton duties will now be operated by Oldham Depot
Late duty Mon-Fi on 64 passes from Tameside to Oldham Depot
Also it seems most 348s will no longer interwork with 350s, as it seems most 350s will stay as 350s for most of the day especially the Oldham Depot workings.
As a result of the above Oldham Depot should have their first Streetlites allocated to them now