First Manchester

[acocker96]

RE: First Manchester

(13/07/2014 07:28)Mayneway Wrote:  That will explain why I saw one of the BD12*** B9s heading towards Ashton on Oldham Rd not in service. The driver pulled over and was on his phone for several minutes making notes, then set off setting the blinds for '348 Carrbrook'. I assumed this was a mistake at first but I'm now thinking it was covering a missing journey.

It's pretty poor that these journeys, and possibly others, were dropped because of a shortage of drivers/vehicles considering First HQ is only up the road. It also begs the question why but out a company making a loss (Finglands), when several of thier own exsisting depots are struggling.

I've noticed a few ex Pionner drivers now working for Stagecoach, they are easy to spot as they still use thier First rucksacks. I'm assuming the pay and prospects are better at Stagecoach?

I used to get on a stotts school bus coming home from school last year and I used to speak to the driver and he said that before stotts he worked for first and that Stagecoach paid significantly more (i think about £6) more per hour than first did and pioneer drivers get paid less than the rest of first Manchester's drivers, but I wonder why they are stop using their first rucksacks I thought they came with the uniform