Diamond Bus North West

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RE: Diamond Bus North West

(01/05/2020 14:14)Winston Wrote:  It's not being short sighted at all, it's being prudent. It's all about conserving cash in the current climate for operators of all sizes, through curbing unnecessary expenditure. Why pay to lease buses when you can utilize your own fleet due to reduced Pvr requirements & have brand new on order.....

12 x Streetdecks should have been received by DBNW for Bolton during April
4 x Streetdecks should have been received by Preston during April

The revised delivery schedule from Wrightbus now states for the above. It's highly unlikely services are going to increase in frequency before then.

Wrightbus have stopped production though again so they will probably not be seen until what. Very early June. Deckers are the things which are most needed to help social distancing and IF the country returns to normal quicker than what some may think, it's better that you prepare for that.

If Diamond sent the buses back early:
I think it is a bit short sighted doing these things while not knowing what will happen. It's the way Diamond has done it since the start of leasing the buses off First.

If First asked for the buses early:
A bit surprising but fair enough.