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In March 1996, GM Buses North was sold to FirstBus for £47 million (equivalent to £111,432,942 in 2023) and rebranded First Manchester. After a period of experimentation with the livery, a deep orange livery featuring a blue stripe was adopted.

First Manchester soon ended up managing two other FirstBus subsidiaries, First Potteries and First Pennine. Eventually the First Pennine and Manchester subsidiaries were merged, adding a number of routes in the Tameside area to First Manchester. A new management team was put in place and First Manchester was relieved of its responsibility for the Potteries subsidiary. By September 2010, First Manchester had taken over the management of the Cheshire and Merseyside depots of First Potteries, with the Staffordshire depots transferring to the management of the new First Midlands division. The Cheshire and Merseyside depots fell to a First Manchester licence.
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First Manchester Barbie Transitional - Plaxton Pointer 1 Dennis Dart
Created by HexAyed
In 2001 First introduced their Barbie Fade livery, the buses were painted white with purple skirts, with faded pink vinyls added later. This bus represents one of the many that ran around Manchester in 2001 without its vinyls. Based upon 1186 - N606 XJM...
First Manchester Tomato Soup - Plaxton Pointer 1 Dennis Dart
Created by HexAyed
Between 1996 and 2004 First Greater Manchester began painting their Ex-GMBuses North vehicles, as-well-as their new vehicles, in the 'Tomato Soup' livery. This version is based upon preserved 1152 - N652 CDB....
First Manchester Tomato Soup - Plaxton Pointer 1 Dennis Dart
Created by HexAyed
Between 1996 and 2004 First Greater Manchester began painting their Ex-GMBuses North vehicles, as-well-as their new vehicles, in the 'Tomato Soup' livery. This version is based upon 1143 - N643 CDB....