Go North West

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RE: Go North West

(28/05/2023 06:54)GMBuses North Wrote:  Buses are going to be needed for the franchise operations at BN and WN. We don't know how many (if any) buses Stagecoach are "selling" into the pool, Diamond have transfered some away already and how many of Arrivas will come when their Bolton ops end in September? GNW will have to make sure they have enough buses for the 24th September and then the long task of painting them all yellow...

I believe Stagecoach are retaining all their vehicles so presumably will be mostly cascaded out (although they have won a couple of franchises for school services....). As for Arriva, the 58 plates will probably be withdrawn, and it's been hinted at that a few of the newer ones (09 plate at least) could see their days out in North Wales. The 12 plates on the 10 could replace older ones at Wythenshawe (also been hinted at) so I wouldn't expect any Arriva Bolton vehicles to stay in that area.

HTH