First Manchester buses on M6 and beyond today

[NorthWestRover]

Any idea why there have been between 15 and 20 First Manchester double decker buses heading North today? All empty, no destination indicated. Still seeing them in Lanarkshire!

 

[Volvodart]

First Glasgow are due 15 Geminis, if that was the type.

 

[MotCO]

The second phase of the Bee Network starts tomorrow. Maybe these buses were rendered surplus to requirements after peak services yesterday.

 

[jonesy3001]

There'll be transfers going to scotland, yorkshire and the south over the next couple of days since stagecoach will take over oldham depot from tomorrow (24th).

 

[mic]

37457 to 61 / 67 / 69 to 71 / 37545 to 50 to Glasgow

37383 / 412 / 417 to 19/22 / 25 / 26 / 37676 to 79 to Bristol

37427 / 28 / 29 /31 /34 / 35 /44/46/47/49/53/55/56 to Leeds

37551 / 55 / 60 to South Yorkshire

 

[Wyrleybart]

That is interesting. I saw a group of six or seven ALX400s southbound on the M6 approaching Spaghetti (J6). If they were going to Bristol I would have expected them to swing onto the M5 at Junction 8 though.

 

[Simon75]

That is interesting. I saw a group of six or seven ALX400s southbound on the M6 approaching Spaghetti (J6). If they were going to Bristol I would have expected them to swing onto the M5 at Junction 8 though.

Unless they were going to Ensign, in Essex?

 

[cnjb8]

That is interesting. I saw a group of six or seven ALX400s southbound on the M6 approaching Spaghetti (J6). If they were going to Bristol I would have expected them to swing onto the M5 at Junction 8 though.

If they were ALXs I doubt they'd be heading to Bristol. I think the only First depot that has closed top ALXs now is Ipswich and Lowestoft.

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

If they were ALXs I doubt they'd be heading to Bristol. I think the only First depot that has closed top ALXs now is Ipswich and Lowestoft.

Suspect the OP means e400s - weren’t some heading from Oldham to Essex?

 

[mic]

Suspect the OP means e400s - weren’t some heading from Oldham to Essex?

Yes, there were some going that way.

 

[Wyrleybart]

Suspect the OP means e400s - weren’t some heading from Oldham to Essex?

Sorry. Yes. I get confoozed with modern buses.