Rotala - Prestonbus

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RE: Rotala - Prestonbus

(13/12/2017 15:38)robertclark125 Wrote:  The word I got from the operations director at Preston Bus, earlier this year, was that the plan was to not buy new double deckers, but buy mid life vehicles, and concentrate on modernising the overworked minibus fleet. It has to be said though, Preston Bus has a fleet of 106 vehicles, not including those based at the former SLT facility, and of those 106 vehicles, about 50 are of double deck capacity. So, in reality, they could replace up to five double deckers a year, but would they have sufficient funds to replace other vehicles.

In comparison, Rotala is a very small operation and, as such, doesn't have the buying power of the likes of Stagecoach. It does make economic sense for Rotala to purchase decent mid-life deckers and refurbish them rather than buy new.