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RE: First Manchester

(09/04/2013 20:38)P528LND Wrote:  There are (or should be) enough 59 branded Volvo B9TLs for the full PVR of the 59, however the allocation of the 58 has reverted to Volvo B7RLE running since the beginning of this year - this is official on duty sheets.

The 425, believe it or not, has B7RLEs allocated to it officially, however how often do you see more than two on the route these days?

I know there are a few B9s with branding for the 58/59 (although they seem to end up on the 83s a lot), in the same way there is branding for the 36/37, 180/184, 409 and 471 on the B9s and Enviros. However, I thought that the 58/59 branded buses had the '58.59' logo (like the one in the photo link) removed from the sides and replaced with the standard 'Greater Manchester' logo.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kj18181st/7234483626/

As for the 425, it does seem to be predominately Citaro rather than B7RLEs. Occasionally, you may find a Dart or a Solo on the route. The 149 (another route which has Citaros on the route) seems to be mainly B7RLEs at the moment. Oldham's allocation on the 408 is B7RLEs too.