Recent content by Darren Hayward

I wonder when will the Salford Small come up for retender

The Manchester-Birimingham routes could easily be transferred to London Northwestern

Are the unallocated ones earmarked for Bolton to replace the Citaros which are likely to go to Wigan after refurbishment

The ones I'm referring to are the older ones inherited from Diamond who got them from Yourbus

What about the GNW Ex Diamond Mercedes Citaro single decker 12-14 registered I would not be surprised to see them being sold as they really have only 2 years service left some of them are still in Diamond Blue

Many of the GNW Mercedes single deckers are still in Diamond colours are they being earmarked for replacement

Signallers don't work for Northern they work for Network Rail

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/plans-submitted-for-third-platform-at-salford-crescent.270706/ I wonder if the platform will be used to cut the current Wigan-Atherton-Leeds service to start at Salford Crescent instead of Wigan

Why this work could not be done in December over the Christmas period with a December closure

It appears that a lot of this funding of projects is being diverted to areas with key marginal seats with the election coming next year

The Yellow/Black/Grey would be the same livery as the Merseyrail trains

I wonder if the Bus division will be split off and sold separately Diamond could buy the Merseyside and West Lancs part as Diamond don't currently operate in that area could Rotala buy the company though Rotala may have to be investigated by the CMA

The Bike Maps are now Yellow 1695159793 Longer term Diamond will need to have small depot in Oldham

Arriva will almost certainly bid for the Southern franchise with Arriva focusing on Salford, Central Manchester and Trafford which could allow it to keep Wythenshawe Depot with Stagecoach focusing on Stockport SE Manchester and the southern half of Tameside

Warrington's Own Buses seem to have a Transdev style with the way they have branded buses has Warrington Borough Council sold a big stake to Transdev