First Manchester

[Bevan Price]

RE: First Manchester

(12/12/2012 18:43)BY37393 Wrote:  Geminis have been more frequently seen on the 135s due to the re starting of the bendi buses, they are acting as cover. However First Bury are reported to be swithching the 135s to B9s in February next year, and the 18 bendi's are going full time on 471S, as its said they are more efficent on the 471s than the 135S, again told to me by two drivers.

Bad news for 471 passengers, then - replacing 70+ seat double deckers by buses with about 50 seats, unless they increase the frequency. I was on 12007 today from Bury to Bolton on the 471. With rather a lot of standing passengers, it lost time during loading & unloading, and before we reached Breightmet, it was overtaken by 37400 on the following 471. By the time we reached Bolton bus station, 37400 was already heading back towards Bury (but "not in service".)