First Manchester

[gilesbus1]

RE: First Manchester

(05/09/2019 16:51)Y474 KNF Wrote:  Personally I wouldn't be surprised if Go Ahead acquired Oldham depot at some point in the future

Would make logical sense, I think first of all its a matter of getting Manchester right, then anything that can bolt on would be a likely growth strategy, If they can locate a base in the Leigh/Bolton area then a bid for Vantage might also be an option, as would Warrington's own Buses and Halton Transport if either of them come onto the market, in the longer term even Rotala could be an option for growth, but I think it needs to be slow small steps in order to avoid over stretching the operation, lets not forget as it stands now most of what First Manchester has/had is possibly still loss making and those opp's need to be turned around, starting with Queens Road, I don't think Go Ahead would want to add to its problems just yet by buying any more depots here at the moment but over time once that's straight then quite a bit could get acquired.