First Manchester

[Mayneway]

RE: First Manchester

(05/02/2017 08:54)M60lad Wrote:  I may have mentioned this before but surely something needs to be done about 415 route now after what has happened recently with deckers or Streetlites covering for unavailable Solos which in theory are the only type to fit under the low railway bridge and only the other week a Dart had to be borrowed from Pionner to help cover while another Solo was off the road.

I know there was talk a couple of years ago of diverting 415 along the current diversion route permenantly so it could be more reliable and better vehicles could be used on the route but it apparently came to nothing for some unforknown reason.

Also considering the amount of breakdowns recently on the route which is now every 30mins during the day why dont First Manchester invest in newer vehicles for the route, 415 is a very well used route especially at peak times and is the only route some of the people using it have got to get them to and from Middleton and Oldham and without it some of them won't be able to get about, I'm not just talking about pensioners here I'm talking about students as well as I know quite a few of them use 415 to get them to/from the various colleges both Oldham College and to connect with other buses in Middleton to get them to/from Hopwood Hall Colleges's Middleton Campus.

I would imagine thinks will become easier re the 415 once Dukinfield closes and everything moves to Oldham but I don't understand why they carnt bring in suitable buses to work the current route. Plenty of young darts similar to the ex Cornwall ones in other groups I don't see why they carnt bring a few in from elsewhere.