Diamond Bus North West

[Mrboo]

RE: Diamond Bus North West

(30/04/2020 06:07)M60lad Wrote:  Regarding the 5 leased First Buses going back to first recently I'm wondering whether Diamond had originally had a particular date sorted with First when they were going to send them back as I'm sure the original plan before Coronovirus reared its ugly head was that Diamond would have recieved their next batch of Streetdecks by now.

The problem now is that all bodybuilders are now on lockdown and are until they like everyone else allowed to go back to work so Diamond cant recieve their new buses until later this year or maybe sometime next year so until lockdown is lifted depending what kind of service is offered it could/will leave Diamond short of vehicles, now whether that will mean hiring in enough vehicles from somewhere to replace the buses that have gone back to First remains to be seen.

Maybe First has wanted them back and not wanted to let Diamond keep them any longer than planned as we don't know the agreement and how much they are paying for them. Diamond will have to hire from others at market rates as I would think Frist offered a deal.