Metroline Manchester

[gka472l]

RE: Metroline Manchester

(25/01/2025 16:01)knutstransport Wrote:  Seems they've just introduced one Enviro 400 electric so far - ADE544. It's been about quite a bit though, getting to Hazel Grove, Woodford, The Trafford Centre, Flixton and Oldham within a few days.

The batch should eventually be ADE535-558

HTH

[moreton407]

RE: Metroline Manchester
A double-decker bus has crashed into a low bridge in Greater Manchester.

The Metroline operated bus was being used for training when it struck the railway bridge on Ten Acres Lane, Newton Heath

[knutstransport]

RE: Metroline Manchester

(23/07/2025 08:52)moreton407 Wrote:  The Metroline operated bus was being used for training when it struck the railway bridge on Ten Acres Lane, Newton Heath

So it had one experienced driver with a full licence for a bus supervising one person who had passed a test to drive smaller vehicles but not yet got a full bus licence? That's very worrying!

[YSV-205]

RE: Metroline Manchester
Good morning,
Does anyone have, or is there, available, a depot list for which buses are based at which MM depot?
I've seen various things online but it appears that many of these depot based buses are now incorrect compared to when "Tranche 3" started in January 2025.

[knutstransport]

RE: Metroline Manchester
The bus times list will give some idea.

https://bustimes.org/operators/bee-network-2/vehicles

For instance, there's quite a few Eclipse Geminis showing in Go North West livery that haven't tracked since April, so they may not be still be in use. While there's a long list of Ultroliners and all but one has been out in service this week.

Although, the normal caveat about some vehicles incorrectly tracking applies.

[YSV-205]

RE: Metroline Manchester
Thanks, I have been using that, but it doesn't show depots. And I don't know what route numbers operate from which depots; that may help.

[YSV-205]

RE: Metroline Manchester
Many ex Stagecoach Enviro 400's, tens & tens & tens of them have left the fleet, due to them not being hybrid vehicles. As we all know Andy Burnham wants, certainly, the double decker fleets to be hybrid or fully electric as soon as possible. The same goes for the ex Go North West buses that were moved to Metroline via Stagecoach.