Operator Competition in the North West

[Mayneway]

RE: Operator Competition in the North West

(25/05/2014 22:07)CX06 EBK Wrote:  I thought Finglands 192 operation was actually Stagecoaches initial operation that was sold to make way for the much bigger takeover of GM Buses South.

I was still at school at this time so memory isn't that good but I seem to remember the original Stagecoach Manchester, GMS, Finglands, and Bullocks all competing on the 192 at the time. Stagecoach sold their 192 operation to Finglands some months before the GMS takeover. Must have been a massive shock to Fingands, getting rid of one worrying competitor on the 192 only for them to take over another and come back even bigger than the first time around