(21 Jul 2017, 11:44 am)RBZ 5459 wrote A new 'Lake Sider' B5TL Gemini will be operating on a promotional tour of the North West this coming week
- Monday 24th July in Manchester: 192, 203, 250 and X50
- Tuesday 25th July in Liverpool: 82 and 86
- Wednesday 26th July in Preston: 2/2A
Manchester ops look slightly complicated, even assuming the 192s are "shorts" between Piccadilly and Levenshulme. The latter is because Piccadilly to Stockport journeys are being curtailed during bridgeworks slap bang in the middle of Stockport, and the "shorts" will run from Hyde Road. 203 & 250/X50 are both Hyde Road services but normally work themselves, with Piccadilly termini meaning interworking would involve a lot of time consuming dead running around the city centre - and ripping up of normal duties for one day! Presumably, the bus will run on/off the 192 & 250/X50 as a normal running board might do, and the 203 will involve a bus changeover outside the depot.