Monday 6 February 2017

‘Scene’ at Manchester Shudehill Interchange on Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

Shudehill Interchange is a very compact facility just a couple of stops on the tram heading towards Bury from Piccadilly Gardens.

 


MX06 VPY ‘First Manchester’ No. 69200 Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban

on ‘Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk


MX06 VPY ‘First Manchester’ No. 69200 Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban on ‘Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

YJ65 VXJ ‘Stagecoach South West’ No. 54267 Volvo B11RT / Plaxton Elite I 

on ‘Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk


YJ65 VXJ ‘Stagecoach South West’ No. 54267 Volvo B11RT / Plaxton Elite I  on ‘Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

YJ13 HLN ‘Manchester Community Transport’ Optare Solo Hybrid 

on Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk


YJ13 HLN ‘Manchester Community Transport’ Optare Solo Hybrid  on Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

MX13 AEV ‘Arriva North West No. 4496 Volvo B5LH / Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 

on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk


MX13 AEV ‘Arriva North West No. 4496 Volvo B5LH / Wright Eclipse Gemini 2  on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

Previously with ‘First Manchester’ as its 49116.

 

YJ61 JHU ‘Diamond Buses North West' No. 30143 Optare Versa Hybrid

on Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk


YJ61 JHU ‘Diamond Bus North West’ No. 30143 Optare Versa Hybrid on Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

YJ60 KCV ‘First Manchester’ No. 49102 Optare Versa Hybrid

on Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk


YJ60 KCV ‘First Manchester’ No. 49102 Optare Versa Hybrid on Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

MX07 BSY ‘First Manchester’ No. 37287 Volvo B9TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse

on Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk


MX07 BSY ‘First Manchester’ No. 37287 Volvo B9TL / Wright Gemini Eclipse on Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

Trams play an important part at Shudehill linking as the do from the City Centre on to Victoria railway station and to Bury.

 

The first generation of modern trams were Italian built Ansaldo Firema T-68/T-69‘s. Dating from the early 1990’s They have now all been withdrawn.

 

‘Metrolink’ the operator have replaced them with new Bombardier ‘Flexity Swift 5000’ ‘Light Rail Vehicles’ (trams to you and me).

 

84 units have been delivered and another 32 were authorised to be delivered up to 2016. Costing £2,000,000 each they are fast, powerful and comfortable.

 

The suffix ‘B’ in the number indicates the particular ‘end’ on the vehicle.

 

 

Manchester Tram No. 3104B

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Manchester Tram No. 3104B on Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 

Painted in the livery of former constituent company ‘Ramsbottom Corporation Transport’.


MX06 VMZ ‘First Manchester’ No. 69166 Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban 

on Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk


MX06 VMZ ‘First Manchester’ No. 69166 Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban  on Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 



 

Painted in the livery of former constituent company ‘Ramsbottom Corporation Transport’.


MX06 VMZ ‘First Manchester’ No. 69166 Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban  /2

on Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk


MX06 VMZ ‘First Manchester’ No. 69166 Volvo B7RLE / Wright Eclipse Urban  /2 on Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 



MX57 OEL ‘Stagecoach Manchester’ No. 27600 Transbus Enviro 300 / Transbus Enviro 300

on Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk

 

MX57 OEL ‘Stagecoach Manchester’ No. 27600 Transbus Enviro 300 / Transbus Enviro 300 on Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 


BX02 CMK ‘First Manchester’ No. 64029 Mercedes-Benz Citaro 

on Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk


BX02 CMK 64029

 

 

 

 

Seen in the revised livery used to differentiate hybrid buses from diesels is.

 

BN61 MWO ‘First Manchester’ No. 39214 Volvo B5LH / Wright Eclipse Gemini 

on Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk


BN61 MWO ‘First Manchester’ No. 39214 Volvo B5LH / Wright Eclipse Gemini  on Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 




MX59 JAO ‘Stagecoach Manchester’ No. 36095 Dennis Dart SLF / Alexander Enviro 200 

on Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk


MX59 JAO ‘Stagecoach Manchester’ No. 36095 Dennis Dart SLF / Alexander Enviro 200  on Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 


PO56 RPX ‘Stagecoach Manchester’ No. 47774 Optare Solo

on Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk


PO56 RPX ‘Stagecoach Manchester’ No. 47774 Optare Solo on Dennis Basford’s ‘railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

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