Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(05/03/2019 13:08)gilesbus1 Wrote:  Interestingly its come to replace a burnt example as part of an insurance payout and is to standard Stagecoach specification, presume this was built to test out Euro 6 Hybrid Engines at ADL.

It has replaced 12054 which I assume will be written off, with 12258 being a permanent replacement. As regards the CleanAir directive, I don't suppose any knows what was said in Friday's meeting. Typical Media report the meeting will happen but don't report the outcome. Specifically, what was said about paying for the retrofitting. One reply above said GMCA would ask Central Government to pay the full cost, but I got the impression "ask" was the polite version....