Rotala Management - Questions & Answers

[Solo1]

With the changes to services & running less buses will you be then painting the ex  Arriva  Central buses & Hanson's buses in to  diamond  livery

[Simon Dunn]

Jack

1.  Yes
2.  Yes
3.  30502 - is staying at Tividale
4.  No

[Simon Dunn]

Dear Solo,

Yes we plan to remove some of the older buses and use the additional capacity to step up re-paints



Simon

[Trident 4194]

Simon,

Do you plan on buying new buses for the retendering of the Solihull network in October if you win them?

Thanks

[Tony]

Simon,

Do you plan on buying new buses for the retendering of the Solihull network in October if you win them?

Thanks

You cannot know that.

How it works is tender documents are issued, operators put bids in, then TfWM award a winner with the vehicle spec in

[Dom]

You cannot know that.

How it works is tender documents are issued, operators put bids in, then TfWM award a winner with the vehicle spec in

Plus we've only just finished collecting the data that goes into these documents.

[Simon Dunn]

Simon,

Do you plan on buying new buses for the retendering of the Solihull network in October if you win them?

Thanks

Dear Trident

You have obviosuly already recieved a few responses and I do not disagree with their comments.

What I would also add, is that it has been a while since I have read the Solihull SQPS.  However, I thought within the SQPS there was a requirement for all buses to be Euro 6 by April 2019.  If not then, it is certainly at some point during the contract life.

This would mean that the current fleet would need to be retrofitted or we would need to replace them.

We will be a benefictiary of some DfT money for Euro 6 retrofits.  None of the Signature fleet were included in this bid, and only 4 of the current fleet are Euro 6.





Simon

[Jack]

1. Will you be repainting the Ex Central Deckers?

2. Will any more buses be branded for Signature? There isn't enough, hence the other Streetlites keep turning up.

[Simon Dunn]

1. Will you be repainting the Ex Central Deckers?

2. Will any more buses be branded for Signature? There isn't enough, hence the other Streetlites keep turning up.

Jack

1.  We are going to step up repaints from Monday, I think the deckers will be the back of a long que
2.  There isnt a plan to paint anymore. 



Simon

[Trident 4194]

Would you consider swapping 30502 with 30938 now the 25 has gone? Would standardise the fleet a bit more

[Jack]

What's happening with 30401? Will it be scrapped or will it be repaired?

[Westy]

Are you rebranding all of the ex Central vehicles to Diamond?

[Simon Dunn]

Would you consider swapping 30502 with 30938 now the 25 has gone? Would standardise the fleet a bit more

We are not looking to swap anything around.  The Wrights Volvo is newer and the last thing, I want to do is take newer vehicles out of Kidderminster

[Simon Dunn]

What's happening with 30401? Will it be scrapped or will it be repaired?

The plan is to repair the vehicle

[Simon Dunn]

Are you rebranding all of the ex Central vehicles to Diamond?

We will start with the newer vehicles and unless we sell the older vehicles before they are done - yes