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An ode to First Manchester - a marmite situation of sorts

FirstBus' operations in Manchester can be laughable at times, with buses running over 10 minutes late or even not turning up - usually to unknown reasons. Yes, traffic is a major factor and is acceptable - but its when the service is heavily delayed during quieter times which is...annoying to say the least, especially during the evening when the frequency is half hourly.

Despite this, Manchester has quite an interesting fleet of vehicles with the majority being around ten years old or even older (with some nearly reaching the twenty year mark). An example of this is the Mercedes Benz O530 Citaro fleet, with these being the first vehicles of the type in the UK, with them being introduced around 1999/2000. These are now in varying fucked conditions. There's also the usual Wright bodied Volvo stuff found all over the UK, old Dennis Tridents and other usual vehicles operated by First which a cba to mention.