First Manchester

[Damien]

RE: First Manchester

(01/08/2012 06:10)M60lad Wrote:  Depending whereabouts 66930 broke down and at what time I do feel sorry for the passengers on it as after a certain time 471 drop to hourly service from Bolton-Bury.

As for Bury Depot taking their time coming out to the bus all I can say to this is that I think its the same at any other depot in that there's less fitters/engineering staff on after a certain time at night and its been like this for years

It's 7pm the 471 goes hourly from Bolton to Rochdale, last one leaves 11pm from Bolton Moor Lane as far as Heywood. I would imagine what you say, you dont see many fitters at all at night, so on reflection I can't remember ever seeing any. Except the odd time they seem to turn out at Bolton moor lane, usually to change defect ticket machines, or mess with wipers.

66930 broke down on Bury Road just as it got through Breightmet (depending on how familiar you are with this route, as bad as it was and as sorry as I felt for the other passengers. It was only a 10 min walk home for me :-)