(22 Aug 2018, 3:52 pm)Tamesider wrote Further update 19561-6 are all believed to be at Manchester now, although 19566 has only been reported once so is probably out of sight (at Hyde Road?). 19563 has entered service at Sharston, but it isn't known if this is a permanent allocation or whether the other five will join it there.
Unconfirmed reports suggest 19562 has joined '563 in service at Sharston with 19561/4/5 also parked there. Surprising arrivals are older 19041/3/4 from Gillmoss, where new MMCs 11101-3 (SN18 KVF/G/H) have replaced them. These might be in preperation for major year long roadworks affecting junctions crossing the Mancunian Way, which start this week. Nevertheless, it will not go unnoticed by those pushing for a compulsory LEZ covering the city centre and many corridors to the north, west and south of the city, that this increases Stagecoach Manchester's Euro3 fleet by over 20% after years of progress in removing them. The voluntary nature of the LEZ was why Euro4 E400s were converted to MagicBus instead of just using the oldest remaining 'deckers.