Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(30/04/2014 11:57)Owl Wrote:  Interesting article in Route One, which suggests that Stagecoach have acquired 41 vehicles frpm JPT, as well as the routes and drivers, and that the deal is too small to require OFT approval, although Stagecoach do expect them to review the transaction, "as it is standard procedure". Not sure what that means - could OFT overturn it?

http://www.route-one.net/issues/536/index.html#/12/

Also what would Stagecoach want with the vehicles? Most of them are heaps of junk held together with duct tape. They must have better in reserve I would have thought.

That's interesting.
When Stagecoach acquired Dennis's in 2005 they acquired 'everything' (except the rented offices and depot) including the debts. Now a lot of the step entrance vehicles never saw service with Stagecoach but had minor repairs done and were sold on to presumably go towards these debts so one possibility is if Stagecoach have acquired the company rather than just services that would include debts so presumably the buses are being repaired so they can be sold on as 'working' buses rather than scrap.

Just my theory anyway