Diamond Bus North West

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RE: Diamond Bus North West (formerly South Lancs Travel)

(30/07/2017 19:55)Dentonian Wrote:  Other groups are already struggling with that, and have concentrated on the 120 buses figure based on the existing 60 or so, plus this 18, making a shortfall of 122 to reach 200.That leaves two most likely candidates, but I will have to let you figure them out as such speculation is frowned on, with this Forum - unlike announcing TFGM tender results before they are approved, but that's another story.

What should be remembered though is that Franchising is unlikely to happen until the first half of the 2020s - if at all. Its no secret that Stagecoach in particular, are expected to spend big on legal challenges (after all, the customer will be paying), presumably to at least delay progress until the next Mayoral elections in May 2020.

The question is what will Rotala do with any major acquisition in the meantime? Surely, there is a "plan B" in case Franchising doesn't happen.

Without speculating too much, I think the key word in option A is capacity..... doesn't neccesarily imply the purchase will yield a total fleet of 200, merely in my opinion a depot capacity of 200. So leaves a lot open to wild speculation

To choose 2 operators not listed as an example - the purchase of stones, and arriva wythenshawe would probably yield a capacity of 200 but a group fleet of 100-150.