Stagecoach Manchester

[iMarkeh]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(09/07/2021 20:32)Bevan Price Wrote:  GM is going to have little choice but to allocate much of the work to Stagecoach - assuming Stagecoach want the work. This is not London. Where else will GM find someone willing & able to provide several hundred buses ??

Depends how everything works. TFGM want to take over the depots, I wouldn't put it past them to try and own the buses as well and lease them to operators to run the routes.

Alternatively, London works a lot off leases. Depending on what notice is given for contracts, leases could be arranged by most operators. Yes Stagecoach have the buses but it depends on the spec wanted by TFGM. Don't forget, companies like Abellio are very interested and they have quite a network in London so have experience with this sort of thing.