Manchester Community Transport

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RE: Manchester Community Transport

(18/03/2020 14:40)Solo40336 Wrote:  Is that actually confirmed by TfGM? Would seem strange to scrap a bus that's only really half way through its life, while overhauling sister buses of the same batch (The Ex-Metroshuttle 2's). While the vast majority of them are knackered TfGM didn't seem to be bothered when they were with an operator, don't see why they would be bothered passing them onto an operator who is being payed to use them. There is a lot of routes being picked up by operators who are going to need additional buses to run them.

Yes only 3 of the batch we have have been offered to other operators the rest are past their best. Sadly TFGM want to pay Optare peanuts to maintain them and the results speak for themselves.
Classic example is YJ11ENP which went down to Optare to have a side panel replaced, it’s returned with the loose panel still there just gaffer taped on. Need I say any more!