Rotala - Prestonbus

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RE: Rotala - Prestonbus

(05/04/2019 13:04)Stevoj3026 Wrote:  Alexander Alx400 Dennis Trident 40014 KU02YBM has been noted working out of Preston in all white livery with Prestonbus names and a Hallmark sticker on rear

This was transferred from Atherton in 02/2019 in this state as all Atherton's school contract work passed to Finch of Wigan at that time, meaning all deckers there became redundant, although one currently remains at Eccles depot all the remainder have passed to Preston Bus between 01-03/19.

As some of these vehicles are quite old and therefore have limited life it is doubtful if Preston bus will do very much with them as most are as I understand it to be confined to school contracts, this influx along with saloons transferred also from Diamond and other deckers transferred when Wessex closed and from Hallmark are being used to replace native East Lancs bodied Tridents which are literally falling apart at 19 and 20 years old. A Streetdeck has also been on loan and as the decker fleet ages its possible Rotala may purchase newer stock secondhand and also buy a few new vehicles in, in the coming few years in order to upgrade the Preston decker fleet.