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[Nathan4775]

What happended to AMPM and there buses and there drivers

[Stu]

They went bust last year.

[D10]

The leased buses were sent back to the dealers.

[Ossie]

The leased buses were sent back to the dealers.

........ and several of them subsequently found their way to Thandi.  Also, at least one AMPM d/d finished up with The Green Bus, I remember seeing it parked up in their yard in Hockley.

[Tony]

None of the darts or deckers in the AMPM fleet were leased. The Trident (T201 CLO) was only parked in Green Bus's yard by Ensign who claimed it back when payments were not kept up. Ensign then sold it to McGill's, Greenock in 5/11. It did then return to Green Bus in 7/11.

The final sales are just taking place after the remaining few vehicles were parked up for nearly a year with VIP taking 3 of them

[Tony]

V700 CBC at Midland was never with AMPM, It went Coakley Bus; Gibson Direct; Midland Classic and them Midland.

The one at AMPM was V800 CBC which is now with Hansons

[MW]

The leased buses were sent back to the dealers.

Are you talking about the MCV's they had briefly?

[mranon]

r133rly with select buses

[Nathan4775]

They went bust last year.

Thanks

[MW]

I point you to the following:

http://www.staffordbuscentre.com/Buses-For-Sale.html

They are for sale for just £2950! Ridiculously cheap. They are 'out of test' which looks as if it means no MOT.

[Jack Grove]

Low-floor Darts (earlier ones) are cheap in general now anyway because there are so many on the used market. We have no hope of shifting the Marshall ones surplus at our place. Plus these AMPM ones are knackered. These buses are old hat now, and are in abundance in scrapyards.

[mranon]

select have acquired r133rly ex am pm travel.

[fleetline6477]

Ex AMPM Dart P 201 OLX is parked up at GRS yard in Wednesdury still in AMPM sky blue and white but without any fleetnames.

[Steveminor]

Rather than hijack any other thread, I thought I would start a new one if anyone has any thoughts about this former operator.

[Justin Tyme]

AMPM seemed to get off to a promising start, and looked as if it had done its homework.  It provided serious competition to NXWM on route 6 with a fleet of smart Dennis Dart SLFs, running every 12 minutes during the daytime.  I travelled on an AMPM 6 once, at the Solihull end of the route.  It seemed OK and we had a reasonable load.

IIRC NXWM did not retaliate in the form of increased frequency, new buses or special fare offers.  So what went wrong with the 6?  Clearly the route required several buses and drivers, so did most passengers wait for NXWM or was it simply a case of not enough income to cover costs?