Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(01/05/2018 11:30)motormayhem1 Wrote:  I beleive arriva bid on the first depot in wigan for around £8 million as they would have to invest a further £4-5 million on the fleet but first wanted £12 million and arriva wasnt prepaired to pay it so in come stagecoach and basically paid close to the asking price so they got it.

I doubt that the CMA would of allowed Arriva to have such a greater monopoly in Wigan, especially after purchasing Blue Bus Bolton and operating on most of the main routes into the town from Warrington, St Helens and Southport.

The only other main operator would have been South Lancs Travel