First Manchester

[gilesbus1]

RE: First Manchester

(11/07/2019 14:51)darylyates17 Wrote:  Will first keep 63146 since it’s the only one of its batch that’s not at Queens Road or will Go Ahead buy it off First when Oldham gets sold or closed?

I would think its a bit too soon to ask about specific vehicles, normally they have a token book value and that's all that comes into consideration along with size and operational requirements in a given area. I was told once that the reason certain machines got transferred between one Stagecoach Subsidiary and Another was just simply because that was what was available as surplus at one garage and what met the requirements of another. I would strongly suggest unless GoAhead buy routes from Oldham or indeed the whole depot that its dealings with First Manchester are over in terms of vehicle transactions, and based on the fact First didn't give them all the vehicles they were promised I would guess they would be very careful when dealing with FirstGroup again with vehicle transactions. My guess is that it simply wasn't required at Queens Road, hence why it hasn't gone. If Oldham closes or the buyer leases vehicles then it will just simply go to another FirstGroup or Successor fleet as an extra vehicle that meets a requirement for that specification of vehicle.