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New BTS Buses

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Blackpool will surely have a highly standardised as well as modern fleet once these are in service.

(29/06/2019 10:27)Metroline1511 Wrote: [ -> ]Blackpool will surely have a highly standardised as well as modern fleet once these are in service.

That was their stated intention a couple of years ago. It's the same direction as that being taken by Nottingham.

For a council owned company they are great at upgrading there fleet as they look great.
Where other councils seem to be making reductions to funding in the public transport section , these are doing the opposite and investing in theres.

(29/06/2019 15:02)motormayhem1 Wrote: [ -> ]For a council owned company they are great at upgrading there fleet as they look great.
Where other councils seem to be making reductions to funding in the public transport section , these are doing the opposite and investing in theres.

It's all good upgrading the fleet but do they have the money to do it. They are more expensive than their competitors where they exist and it seems like a lot of passes being used on routes. The routes are mostly high frequency start until end with routes ending at like 11pm even to Staining (which can't make much as it's hourly during the day). They do seem to over service areas. Surely they can't be making this much investment and still be making a profit.

Their rule of no buses older than 5 years is quite a big thing to stick by and keep making profit in a market which is full of struggling operators.

(29/06/2019 15:22)iMarkeh Wrote: [ -> ]It's all good upgrading the fleet but do they have the money to do it. They are more expensive than their competitors where they exist and it seems like a lot of passes being used on routes. The routes are mostly high frequency start until end with routes ending at like 11pm even to Staining (which can't make much as it's hourly during the day). They do seem to over service areas. Surely they can't be making this much investment and still be making a profit.

Their rule of no buses older than 5 years is quite a big thing to stick by and keep making profit in a market which is full of struggling operators.

Clearly for all that investment the company does have the money for it and is doing fine..

(29/06/2019 19:26)T42 PVM Wrote: [ -> ]Clearly for all that investment the company does have the money for it and is doing fine..

They have borrowed £millions to pay for them.

(29/06/2019 21:00)SandyDrew Wrote: [ -> ]They have borrowed £millions to pay for them.

Yes and your not going to borrow money you cant pay back

Lets hope it pays off,it's good to see a small bus company investing in new vehicles

(29/06/2019 23:49)bus401 Wrote: [ -> ]Lets hope it pays off,it's good to see a small bus company investing in new vehicles

I'd hardly call Blackpool "small". Including the tram fleet, they've not far short of 200 vehicles.