Stagecoach Manchester

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(03/05/2014 13:06)joe_alker Wrote:  So basically Stagecoach have got themselves into a bit of a pickle. Nice to see the Leylands alive though, and probably says a lot about JPT if the buses that have been with them least are in the best nick. I would personally like to see the Leylands enter preservation, as they do seem to be roadworthy.

I wouldn't say they've got themselves "into a pickle" by a long way. In fact I'd say they are dealing with the situation in exactly the way they should be.

Get as many replacements in as possible, remove the vehicles in the worst condition from service and keep those in better nick (i.e. less likely to break down) out on the road until they can source more from within Stagecoach stock to clear out everything they don't want.

Anyone who had seen JPT's operation (which no doubt includes the likes of Christopher Bowles) will realise that most of what they were running was little more than scrapyard fodder and that turning something like that round is not going to happen within a week or two. But it will happen, given time. Stagecoach know what they are doing.