First Manchester

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RE: First Manchester
Had a spin yesterday on 1 of the electric optare versas 49921, & have to say I was very impressed! Gorgeous buses, plenty of interior room etc, only thing that slightly put me off is their a bit juddery in stop/start traffic, but guess this is due to the electric motors not liking working at slower speeds?

Must say though once the traffic cleared, for a full electric bus they can't half shift! Driver got his foot down for a short bit & 49921 seems really quite rapid.

Does anyone know, will the metroshuttle routes ever revert back to their original routes at all? Obviously with all the building work going on atm, the routes can change & spinningfields is out of the question for now. However, re-instating the MOSI/castlefield sections of route 2 & the salford central train station section on 3 would be better & the market st bit of the number 1 as these were all quite heavily used stops.