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First Manchester Vantage 39251
Seen here facing from the back to the front is the upper deck of this Bolton-based Volvo B5LH with Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 bodywork.
It was seen here today - 19/03/16 - in Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre for the day for a promotional event (with another in Leigh) for the new 'Vantage' service from First, which runs from Leigh to Manchester with a part of the route (over 4 miles) using a guided busway - the first in the North West of England - and set to launch on the 3rd April. As such, the vehicle's (a batch of 20 including 2 spare) are painted in a special purple livery and of a luxury standard, including plush coach-like seating as seen here on the upper deck, two tables (also seen here on the left and right further back), free wifi, USB charging and next stop audio-visual announcements.
The small blue flash of light you can see in the centre of the nearest seat on the left is where the USB chargers are located on seats.
There were also Goodie Bag's available at the event, and whilst I was hoping for a free ticket of some kind (with the cheapskate that I am), I was still satisfied with 2 Cadbury chocolate eclairs, a blueberry muffin, a leaflet and a Vantage branded pen!
First Manchester Vantage 39251
Seen here facing from the back to the front is the upper deck of this Bolton-based Volvo B5LH with Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 bodywork.
It was seen here today - 19/03/16 - in Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre for the day for a promotional event (with another in Leigh) for the new 'Vantage' service from First, which runs from Leigh to Manchester with a part of the route (over 4 miles) using a guided busway - the first in the North West of England - and set to launch on the 3rd April. As such, the vehicle's (a batch of 20 including 2 spare) are painted in a special purple livery and of a luxury standard, including plush coach-like seating as seen here on the upper deck, two tables (also seen here on the left and right further back), free wifi, USB charging and next stop audio-visual announcements.
The small blue flash of light you can see in the centre of the nearest seat on the left is where the USB chargers are located on seats.
There were also Goodie Bag's available at the event, and whilst I was hoping for a free ticket of some kind (with the cheapskate that I am), I was still satisfied with 2 Cadbury chocolate eclairs, a blueberry muffin, a leaflet and a Vantage branded pen!