Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(01/02/2016 07:21)Owl Wrote:  The 11 Reg Solo was bought new, and you are correct to say that it was the last newly bought bus. I can only assume that the reason behind the purchase of older buses was that the funding dried up, and they could't afford newer ones. They quickly sold on a good number of the newer buses that had been purchased at that time.

The funding comment is an interesting one. The former owner of BB was and still is a very wealthy man. It's fair to say that he had a lot of other business interests and took a back seat role before the takeover leaving others in charge of the day to day running while he concentrated on other things. Clealy he was unwilling to invest any more money into the company hence thier very obvious struggle towards the end, so it makes his comments regarding Stagecoach slightly strange.