First Manchester

[gilesbus1]

RE: First Manchester

(05/02/2019 23:06)T42 PVM Wrote:  There is no way Stagecoach would be able to buy any of these Depots as they already operate many Buses in Greater Manchester, It would need to be another Operator.

I am sceptical as to whether they could but look at the situation in Tayside were they managed to get Strathtay and gain more or less every major route in Perth and Kinross.

I has been suggested in the past that the opps in Wigan would pass to Merseyside control, they would also take Bolton so in effect there would be two separate companies for the time being which may be more acceptable to the MMC.

No doub't though they would have to clear MMC hurdles, the other option would be to sell Wigan on to another operator as part of an MMC agreement should there be issues.