Arriva New Bus Orders 2014/15

[the trainbasher]

Which could see things like Manchester, Leeds or even Glasgow up for sale...or even worst case first grouptap a whole?

[Bob]

Werent the Scottish govt thinking of taking scotrail into public ownership?  Hope they do. None of the railways should ever have been sold off. Even mrs T wasnt stupid enough to think rail privatisation was a good idea lol

[winston]

Which could see things like Manchester, Leeds or even Glasgow up for sale...or even worst case first grouptap a whole?

Not necessarily, they could put 'Greyhound' up for sale which is non-core which would raise in excess of £600 Million. But it is profitable & would effect group results. I'd leave the large UK bus & First Students subsidiaries un-touched if worst came to the worst.

Werent the Scottish govt thinking of taking scotrail into public ownership?  Hope they do. None of the railways should ever have been sold off. Even mrs T wasnt stupid enough to think rail privatisation was a good idea lol

Not that I'm aware of, the franchise is being re-let this year, NX are bidding for it & have recruited former First Scotrail MD Mary Grant to bid for it & run it if they are successful. She won it for First from NX originally.

[Bob]

Thats a shame.  Apparently since the east coast has been publicly run satisfaction etc is much higher than the private franchises

[Tony]

Thats a shame.  Apparently since the east coast has been publicly run satisfaction etc is much higher than the private franchises

Except the one run by National Express, C2C, which beat East Coast with a 92% satisfaction rating!

[Bob]

Ill give you that one tony haha..:) seriously though it doesbt mean public ownership's a bad thing

[John]

I was looking at this pic https://www.flickr.com/photos/45060815@N07/ and I wondered if Wigston are still due some normal spec new Enviro400s along with the Sapphires for Tamworth and Derby?

The link only goes to the photostream & not the
PHoto

Sorry, if you have not found it, here it is
https://www.flickr.com/photos/45060815@N07/14522381241/

This is either the rear end of the same bus above or another one
https://www.flickr.com/photos/45060815@N07/14519324624/

I wonder which Arriva operation these are for

[stuartn]

I was looking at this pic https://www.flickr.com/photos/45060815@N07/ and I wondered if Wigston are still due some normal spec new Enviro400s along with the Sapphires for Tamworth and Derby?

The link only goes to the photostream & not the
PHoto

Sorry, if you have not found it, here it is
https://www.flickr.com/photos/45060815@N07/14522381241/

This is either the rear end of the same bus above or another one
https://www.flickr.com/photos/45060815@N07/14519324624/

I wonder which Arriva operation these are for

The South Wigston E400's are apparently being built at Falkirk so it could be them although they're not due until around September according to drivers.

[winston]

Thats a shame.  Apparently since the east coast has been publicly run satisfaction etc is much higher than the private franchises

By all accounts ECML is doing well publicly controlled. NX sets its growth targets/payments way too high to win the franchise & know one foresaw the credit crunch & subsequent recession coming.....

[Bob]

I went to Blackpool the weekend .blackpools buses all look well kept and smartly painted
. I wonder if they do well as a publicly owned firm

[winston]

I went to Blackpool the weekend .blackpools buses all look well kept and smartly painted
. I wonder if they do well as a publicly owned firm

Download their accounts off Companies House for £1

[Bob]

I know Nottingham and Lothian both are pretty highly regarded . Public ownership isnt always the best option though but it shouldn't be discounted in the way the conservatives do

[Pulsar]

I was looking at this pic https://www.flickr.com/photos/45060815@N07/ and I wondered if Wigston are still due some normal spec new Enviro400s along with the Sapphires for Tamworth and Derby?

The link only goes to the photostream & not the
PHoto

Sorry, if you have not found it, here it is
https://www.flickr.com/photos/45060815@N07/14522381241/

This is either the rear end of the same bus above or another one
https://www.flickr.com/photos/45060815@N07/14519324624/

I wonder which Arriva operation these are for

These could be for Speke depot in Merseyside, they are due 19 Enviro400s and according to one of the guys that works there, they're due to start arriving this week.

[John]

I was looking at this pic https://www.flickr.com/photos/45060815@N07/ and I wondered if Wigston are still due some normal spec new Enviro400s along with the Sapphires for Tamworth and Derby?

The link only goes to the photostream & not the
PHoto

Sorry, if you have not found it, here it is
https://www.flickr.com/photos/45060815@N07/14522381241/

This is either the rear end of the same bus above or another one
https://www.flickr.com/photos/45060815@N07/14519324624/

I wonder which Arriva operation these are for

The South Wigston E400's are apparently being built at Falkirk so it could be them although they're not due until around September according to drivers.

Are the Sapphire ones still due this month or have they been put back to September too?

[tphi12000]

according to derby bus depot website , Derby's are due this month to enter service in August :-
4400 YY 14 LHD
4401 YY 14 LHE
4402 YY 14 LHF
4403 YY 14 LHG
4404 YY 14 LHH
4405 YY 14 LHJ
4406 YY 14 LHK