First Manchester

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RE: First Manchester

(26/12/2012 21:51)Polo Mint Wrote:  Don't Bolton still have many Volvo's that could have been used instead of training drivers for the Enviro?

I wonder why Arriva don't want the 512/513? I believe Maytree used to have the contract and reckon they may well get it again.

Bolton don't have that many Volvos now, less than half a dozen, the vast majority of them, ended up in Bury Depot and Manchester Depot, transfered after the olympics, type training for Enviros was because, it was said, that Bury Depot was closed on Boxing day, due to engineer staff not working, so Bury Drivers would work out of Weston Street Depot, using Bolton Vehicles for Bury Routes, and considering Bolton is An Enviro depot, Bury Drivers needed some training, hence why Bolton's 33742 was at Bury overnight last week.

On the subject of the First Bolton operating of the 512/3 i for one did sl*g them, but i take it all back, maytree couldn't have worked it any better, the last time they worked the routes last April, the faults on the 512/3 routes are the actual routes and timings. No operator could get around them, so i don't really Blame First Manchester for handing them back in. The route changes for the 512/3 services i think will be the making of these routes, and sort them out once and for all