First Manchester

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RE: First Manchester

(18/06/2012 18:23)gemini6491 Wrote:  

(18/06/2012 18:12)FirstGroup Wrote:  

(18/06/2012 17:31)gemini6491 Wrote:  I've heard it on the Grapevine from a Manchester driver that he's heard it will be WN who operate the 12/25/26 Leigh to Manchester. Does anybody think 37303's repaint at BN could have something to do with X34? Maybe a transfer coming up to WN as it's also a leather seated B9? Wigan can operate from Leigh much more easily from the new Bryn depot so it would make sense.

Please god no! BN do a great job on the 12, one of the most reliable first services i'd say and its always 100% operated by decent buses, WN will start throwing B10BLE's/darts and arrows all over it and it will just go downhill, since the B7RLE's became permanantly on the 12 from the darts, it has definitely had an increase in passenger numbers.

Well it can't have been to great an increase for them to reduce it to an hourly service? And I'm sure First will have worked out allocations and movements etc to make the services work. Certainly B10BLE's would be at home on the 25/26.

The busiest part of the route is between Leigh and Tyldesley, and Swinton and Manchester, areas where an every half frequency will be sustained, also quite a lot of custom between Manchester and Tyldesley/Atherton/Leigh road, gain where an half hour frequency will be kept WN seem to a good job on its services through Tyldesley, Astley and Atherton though i'd say, 32 and X34 reliable services usually with good buses, unlike the 600, hopefully some B7RLE'S from BN or QS will be transferred for the 12/25/26/600 if they operate it that is.

Also after praising BN, very poor effort yesterday that the 36 (B7RLE) left Manchester, all seats full with 2 sat in the luggage rack and one person stood up, the driver felt the need to put 'not in service' on the front and even when the bus went half empty, he still kept it as Not In Service..... Plenty of people were waiting for it on route too!