Fifteen years since the sale of MTL to Arriva

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RE: Fifteen years since the sale of MTL to Arriva

(11/03/2015 13:50)motormayhem1 Wrote:  If i remember correctly GO AHEAD wanted to buy GTL but stagecoach come in with an higher bid and GO AHEAD was intrested in buying ARRIVA when the sale to S.N.C.F collapsed but DB stepped in and took it before them so things could of been a lot different on merseyside.

Go-Ahead were front runners for GM at the end of 2000, but decided to concentrate on rail developments and expanding in Crawley, which Arriva deserted in early 2001. Go-Ahead also bid for GTL in 2005 but Stagecoach emerged as the winners instead.