Go North West reveal their new brand and livery
Go North West have unveiled the fresh new look for their new operations in Manchester. It’s the dawn of a new era for First Manchester’s Queen’s Road depot as Go North West takes the reins Designed by MediaCityUK-based agency We Are Buzz, the new livery for Go North West features a dark blue base with […]
#AYearOfBuses 135: Manchester – Bury
There could only be one winner today on #AYearOfBuses – it’s Manchester’s long-established, former bendybus route 135. In a rare masterstroke move from First Manchester in 1998/99, a fleet of ‘Gold service’ branded Volvo B10LA bendies were introduced on to the 135, boosting frequency, capacity, and supposedly heralding a new era for customer service. A […]
Go-Ahead buys First Manchester bus depot; soon to rebrand as Go North West
The Go-Ahead Group has announced that it has agreed terms with FirstGroup to buy Manchester’s Queen’s Road bus depot. The sale, which is worth a reported £12m, is due to complete in the next few months, and will take Go-Ahead into Manchester, Britain’s second-largest urban area, for the first time. The deal includes the Queen’s Road […]
Vantage: Where’s the magic?
First Manchester have chosen to brand their new busway services as ‘Vantage’, a stand-alone premium service using an all-new livery designed in-house by First’s own design team. Gold and white lettering sits atop a deep purple base colour, with a fading harlequin-patterned ‘V’ dashed across the rear halves of the vehicles. The same device is […]