First Manchester

[Owl]

RE: First Manchester

(14/05/2019 07:53)Gillmoss 0324 Wrote:  Just a thought could the Bolton and Oldham depot's be gradually wound down instead of sold with the likes of Stagecoach, Go Ahead, Arriva, Rotala, Transdev Blazefield etc. can pick over the routes in these area's they want? It could by-pass any CC interest and First don't look too eager to sell them on unlike they did with Queens Road?

Generally I think First's days are numbered and they'll gradually sell or wind down their UK bus operations but some of these - Glasgow, Yorkshire, Bristol etc. would have potential for new owners/someone else wanting to take over in those regions.

First certainly seems to be running Oldham down. In my experience some of the sevices have been poor for some time, and now they have let the 149 and 415 go to stagecoach.