Leedsbusman
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I doubt anyone went in not determined to winWell Metroline obviously went in determined to win.
The Sharston electrics would have been part funded by DFT and as far as I know are in the fleet which will pass to the new operators.Are the electrics at Sharston part funded by TfGM so are more likely to have arrangements to be passed on to the new operator. Or did I dream that ?
Also, the announcement says there are a further 120 electrics to come for tranche 3. As there are already 170 new electrics ordered for Stockport the 120 must be presumably for Metroline ?
It will be interesting to see how Metroline manage this - they don’t have the benefit of the networks Stagecoach or Go Ahead do to source drivers or buses from - though may have some London buses available of there are new ones planned.