For Sale

[winston]

JINGS CRIVENS GADZOOKS! Apologies Winston.  I must have scrolled past.

sconehead85

No need to apologise....

[winston]

Announced this morning Wigan has been sold to Stagecoach for £12 Million

Any news on RH & KR or will we have to wait until the 7th :)

Still no news re - further First Group UK bus disposals in today's results

[midlandred2003]

Its all gone very quite on the sale of firsts cast offs?

[winston]

Chester & Rock Ferry operations have been sold this morning to Stagecoach for £4.5Million involving 110 buses

http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/market-news/market-news-detail.html?announcementId=11392400

First are still some way off their £100 Million disposal target

[jc]

First Worcester and Hereford have had new ticket machines fitted ... Redditch and Kidderminster haven't.

I will let you draw your own conclusions!

[winston]

First Worcester and Hereford have had new ticket machines fitted ... Redditch and Kidderminster haven't.

I will let you draw your own conclusions!

Saw that on Midlandred.net, it doesn't look like First are planning to let HR & WR go for the time being at least......

[Bruce_LOA400X]

I won't say exactly who/what I have been informed of as it is still subject to official announcement, But I can tell you that First Northampton has been sold.

[winston]

I won't say exactly who/what I have been informed of as it is still subject to official announcement, But I can tell you that First Northampton has been sold.

To Centrebus by all accounts

[sconehead85]

Chester & Rock Ferry operations have been sold this morning to Stagecoach for £4.5Million involving 110 buses

http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/market-news/market-news-detail.html?announcementId=11392400

First are still some way off their £100 Million disposal target

Stagecoach have been interested in this part of First for a while, their vehicles and staff were spotted at Rock Ferry (Birkenhead).

sconehead85

[Tomjusttom]

Its being like a reverse Z in the map of disposals. First Wigan, then Chester, and after that is Northampton. What's going to be next?

Could Redditch and Kidderminster be next? Or could the trend disappear and just be a random depot being announced. Who knows

[sconehead85]

Bruce- I wonder if Luton Airport (how can I forget Lorraine Chase, much as I've tried) small bus operation will go with the Northampton sale?  There are four Volvo B7LAs (10180-2, 19031 and B7L 66358.  Perhaps an "airport bus" operator will buy that operation if Arriva are prevented.

sconehead85

[Tony]

It looks like Barnstable is going to local operator Taw & Torridge

[winston]

It looks like Barnstable is going to local operator Taw & Torridge

Barnstable depot?

[Tony]

It looks like Barnstable is going to local operator Taw & Torridge

Barnstable depot?

Yes depot buses and routes, Taw & Torridge are supposed to be moving some of their own routes into the depot as well

[notepanel]

It looks like Barnstable is going to local operator Taw & Torridge

Barnstable depot?

Yes depot buses and routes, Taw & Torridge are supposed to be moving some of their own routes into the depot as well

Surely it's just the depot that has been sold to them? First stopped operating in Barnstaple on 23rd September, so passengers have now transferred to the alternatives and replacements operated by Stagecoach and other small operators in the area, so there are no 'routes' or 'staff' as such to transfer?