Diamond Bus North West

[gilesbus1]

RE: Diamond Bus North West

(19/12/2019 00:02)Winston Wrote:  The 11 x 14 plate Enviro400's are being returned to First during the last two weeks of Dec, all will be returned by agreed date bar 33839, this will return one day late on 1/1/20.

The ex First trainers have finally been invoiced & paid for, they are now officially owned by Rotala, however, as their documents are still outstanding, they still haven't been added on to Rotala's fleetlist as yet. Some invoices are also now finally flowing from First for the rental fleet.

Demo 32239 SK19EYP has been returned to Wrightbus

Demo SK18TXK is numbered 40715

An additional ex Wrightbus demo is being taken in to stock, Streetdeck 40714 SL16YPH ex Arriva Southern Counties, Gillingham Depot numbered 6801 at Arriva.

Agreement has been made to acquire all the above ex Wrightbus Streetdeck Demo's, subject to them performing acceptably operationally.

Rotala's policy is to not normally entertain buying any used ex London buses.

Confirmed by Simon Dunn:

"We are trying to agree a deal with TfGM which would involve replacing 130 buses in Bolton"

http://wmbusphotos.com/forum/index.php?topic=2074.2190

The position on ex London vehicles seems to have changed as there is a fair number of Former London Deckers with Preston Bus purchased from a variety of sources. Presumably the cost of conversions and the state of the previous batches when received, has lead to a change in policy.

The purchases of the Wrightbus demonstrators, I am sure, is very much welcomed, as is the longer term aim to replace 130 buses, presumably all leased from FirstGroup!.