Friday 2 December 2011

Wow!

I've not been down to Hyde road for a few weeks and was amazed to see this monster in the back car part. It's the new mast for our radio system which we are getting in the new year. Should hopefully make contacting the buses a little easier. It's hard to show how big this thing really is but it does cause a creek in the neck looking up at it.

13 comments:

  1. If Ashton was to get some hybrid buses which routes do you think they would operate on.

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  2. Anonymous2/12/11 23:01

    Definately the 216!!

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  3. Ive read that the First pioneer 4 new hybrids are being fleet numbered to 49113/4/5/6. Following on from the 12 existing that are used on the metroshuttle services)

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  4. I doubt tfgm would finance or back hybrids on the 216 as it would interfere with the metrolink, 219 is a better bet though !!

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  5. 219s is what i have heard. Increased serviced and hybrid buses run from both depots as competition with the metrolink. makes sense. Not heard uit via official channels only through site like this though,

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  6. Benzo

    yes they are 49113-16

    40433/35 have moved back to Oldham 40436 is still at Dukinfield

    I got fleet lists from fleetdisc for 50p each got first manchester group and west/north Yorkshire

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  7. Anonymous3/12/11 18:37

    I saw some poor soul working at the top of it on Thursday!

    Hope it's worth it, can't stand it when I only get half a call; or when someone leaves the radio on so we get 90 seconds of random clicks and static.

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  8. Seen 34296, another loan to pioneer - how many more
    Any one seen 40871 around?

    Finally found my blogger login info in alot of clutter after trying to find it for a few months.

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  9. 40871 has been at Bolton for MOT

    on loan to Pioneer aswell as the above are

    31952, 34082 seen by myself on 350 today and 34293

    31952 is officially a OM bus but has first pioneer legals and a first Manchester tax disc

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  10. How many of these new Stagecoach Hybrids are Ashton supposed to get in March?

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  11. Not sure. Like i said. It's only a whisper i heard. I won't believe it until they start arriving.

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  12. just found out firstbus 40356 is not returning to Ashton back at Bolton as a transfer they just can not be brothed to change the legals

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  13. if it is true Ashton are getting 10 12118-27 but will wait and see

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