First Manchester

[Winston]

RE: First Manchester

(26/02/2019 10:54)gilesbus1 Wrote:  I think with much lower finances they are looking at much smaller purchases, with say around no more than 80 buses at a time. Bolton maybe to big for them to acquire as its not just the purchase cost its also the cost of renewing the fleet, the purchasing system current operated as a few new batches every now and again all on lease and the odd recent secondhand purchase wouldn't be sufficient to renew the fleet at Bolton, lets not forget they are current withdrawing 20 year old Dennis Tridents at Preston. I just don't see them as a serious runner, the more likely purchase for these is the Arriva depots at Bolton and Wythenshawe and maybe an independent like Jim Stones or Vision Bus.

The above statements aren't correct, I think you need to familiarise yourself with the Route One interview from Oct last year:

'Rotala now has access to £50 Million war chest, through its banking partner HSBC.....'
http://www.route-one.net/magazines/emag/...ge_32.html