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We operate over 60 vehicles on school and college routes so can easily spare 22 for Commonwealth Games contingency work.
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We’re busier than ever.
Yes
Incoming Euro 6 B9TLs (and 3 B7TLs from Somerset) from internal transfers and acquisitions are gradually arriving to enable…
1. Additional 6 Decker Contracts
2. Replace 2 Autosans
3. Replace 6 remaining Tridents
Then likely to continue to start replacing oldest B7TLs
Note ‘gradually’
They’re maintained preventatively for the routes they’re operating. Yesterday from the 6 open tops / sides was a wheel bearing, a starter motor, suspension failing, overheat. It happens. If we could plan when buses would fail live would be much easier. It’s just coincidence.