(01/05/2018 09:33)lcm453 Wrote:  I wonder what's Happening with Birkenhead depot. Are they short of operational vehicles? There has been a gap of nearly six months since the new livery was applied to any of their buses. It almost seems that the sparkle has gone out of their drive to encourage more people to use their services in stark contrast to Stagecoach Wirral and Chester. One could jokingly think that Frau Merkel might want to offload the UK arm of DB because of Brexit.

(01/05/2018 11:00)mr t Wrote:  Arriva have also cancelled all of the next years new orders.
Seems they only really care about the trains in the UK now, constantly chopping routes and networks and depots across the UK, cant even remember the last they bought a company or new depot. First Wigan depot would have been an ideal add on in the North West half of the services are Arriva but they let Stagecoach take it and now Stagecoach are running riot, the same as in Chester and Wirral.

(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.