Manchester bus franchising

[Mayneway]

RE: Manchester bus franchising

(24/12/2022 12:52)CX06 BHE Wrote:  Thought with Vision being in Bolton it would been GNW they Tupe'd over to as surly GNW got Bolton Contracts which is Vision Bus main area

The way the contracts are broken down it looks like GNW might get one or two but the majority of Visions work will pass to Diamond under the ‘smaller contracts’ banner. A letter put out by Bob Dunn yesterday suggests land has been acquired in Eccles and a new purpose built depot will be built and will house around 100 buses. The contracts they have won from September are 85 buses worth apparently. Presumably this will incorporate the current Eccles work and drivers.

I can honestly see them struggle to recruit and retain staff. I expect a mass exodus in the next few months.