What happened to Bendy buses Manchester?

Bendy buses were once a common sight in Salford on the Number 8 service between Manchester and Bolton. But the deployment by First Manchester lasted only three years between 2005 and 2008 before they were redeployed to other routes, and eventually fully withdrawn in 2017.



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Articulated buses, colloquially known as bendy buses, were rarely used in the United Kingdom compared to other countries, until the turn of the millennium. This was due to a preference for the double-decker bus for use on high capacity routes.

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Tipping over accidents. Because double-decker buses are tall, box-shaped and have a high center of gravity, when they are involved in certain types of accidents they are more likely to tip over than other types of buses.

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Some find their way into private hands where they have become anything from cafes and libraries to homes and wedding venues. Others though, are sent to scrapyards to die. They are plundered for the parts that can be reconditioned and sold on and then the waste metal is sold as scrap.

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Explanation: An articulated bus, commonly known as a 'bendy bus', isn't considered to be a bus towing a trailer. Therefore, it can be driven on a category D licence.

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