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First Manchester Vantage 39251
Showing the front of the lower deck from the stairway to the door 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 and two tables on the upper deck, free wifi, USB charging and next stop audio-visual announcements (which is the black bar on the upper left).
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
Showing the front of the lower deck from the stairway to the door 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 and two tables on the upper deck, free wifi, USB charging and next stop audio-visual announcements (which is the black bar on the upper left).
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!