First Manchester

[126th street]

RE: First Manchester
First's policy is that no buses shall be sold on for further use as buses in the UK and I wouldn't be surprised if they make preservationists sign a disclaimer to that effect when they get hold of ex-First kit to preserve.

The whole preservation of First vehicles was almost scuppered a few years ago by one 'preservationist' who lost interest in his ex-First bus and sold it to an operator who put it back on the road. This needless to say found its way back to First management.

That aside, their paranoia about someone buying buses off them and then registering services against them is rather strange and, I suspect, one of the thankfully few surviving Moir Lockhead policies. Nobody in their right mind is going to buy an ex-First bus to run in service for obvious reasons as there are much better available on the second-hand market from more reputable sources.