First Manchester

[motormayhem1]

RE: First Manchester
Arriva would not throw in any routes from other depots and that's even if they sold there operations in Manchester off , as im led to beleive they are prepared to keep hold of it to see the results of franchising if it happens or not.
If anything arriva would take the 362/575 and possibly the 10 out of bolton and just transfer drivers to other depots.
St helens as an operators licence for 200 vehicles if memory serves me right and at the minute theres only 110-120 vehicles based there and things like the routes you mentioned are trunk routes and would not be given up with the sale of another depot as why would you want to allow another operator into one of your controlled areas by giving trunk routes up.
Doesn't make buisness sense at all.