McGills

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RE: McGills
I'm not too surprised NX have divested their Dundee operations and it will be a interesting acquisition for McGills it certainly increases their presence in Scotland and could see them look at other potential takeovers north and south of the border too.

I wonder is some of the newer vehicles at Xplore Dundee will stay with them or is it part of the deal they'll stay with NX and transfer to the West Midlands operation. This might be unlikely as didn't some public money/Scottish Assembly go towards their purchase but NX may retain these for transfer to the West Midlands fleet as part of the deal and McGills may replace them with new vehicles of their own spec too. A few ex-Dundee buses have migrated to NXWM most notably the 2010 Scania OmniLink's which still have the Dundee fleet numbers and a few odds and sods have migrated either way over the years too.

I wonder if this deal is a means for NX to raise funds for future divestments from say Arriva, First etc. which might happen in the near future?