Western Greyhound Fire and subsequent WG general discussion.

[TheGrandWazoo]

FJ54ZDP in full WG livery (and scrolling LED) seen on trade plates heading for South Wales on M4 at Almondsbury

 

[83G/84D]

Apart from the buses now used by First Kernow and A2B Newquay, the last Western Greyhound bus was moved out of Cornwall last week. Ex Velvet S7 BVT in pink was removed from the recovery site at Brighton Cross to destination unknown.

 

[richw]

There was a green ex WG President bodied decker at the Volvo coach and truck place in Redruth this morning. No Identity as only seen from the passing train.
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Apart from the buses now used by First Kernow and A2B Newquay, the last Western Greyhound bus was moved out of Cornwall last week. Ex Velvet S7 BVT in pink was removed from the recovery site at Brighton Cross to destination unknown.

S7BVT went to the Northeast, but unknown exactly where to

 

[richw]

St Ives bus company now have WK56PEN in blue and white... With the WG green LED still in place.

 

[83G/84D]

I saw Solo PL06 TFV with Countrybus this week.

 

[theblackwatch]

The August 2015 issue of 'Buses' magazine has a feature on the rise and fall of Western Greyhound - will be some of this evening's reading for me!

 

[SWTH]

I might have to visit my local WHSmiths library and have a read of that. Be interesting to see how accurate it is.

 

[Busaholic]

The August 2015 issue of 'Buses' magazine has a feature on the rise and fall of Western Greyhound - will be some of this evening's reading for me!

A very full and measured account too, not at all judgmental, no heroes or villains. It will be interesting to see what responses it provokes in the September issue. I might even write my first ever letter to Buses, only been reading it since 1958!

 

[Goldfish62]

A very full and measured account too, not at all judgmental, no heroes or villains. It will be interesting to see what responses it provokes in the September issue. I might even write my first ever letter to Buses, only been reading it since 1958!

I agree. A thoroughly excellent account of what happened.

 

[6Gman]

Can anyone link to a WG fleetlist at 'close of business' - as it were - before the December 2014 sale?

 

[richw]

The administrators 6month progress report is now available to freely download from companies house website.

Currently a surplus of approx. £402k, but the administrators are raking in the money- their current bill is just over £100k!

https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/03388055/filing-history

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

The administrators 6month progress report is now available to freely download from companies house website.

Currently a surplus of approx. £402k, but the administrators are raking in the money- their current bill is just over £100k!

https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/03388055/filing-history

As I thought... £150k owed by the council but they've a claim in for £60k.