Diamond Bus North West

[gilesbus1]

RE: Diamond Bus North West

(29/08/2019 06:37)NorthernCounties Wrote:  It was in a tweet by one of the top guys at diamond NW. 90 street decks for Bolton and 10 for Preston.

Many thanks for that. Please can anyone tell me what timescale we are talking about for delivery of these? I am also inquisitive as to how the diverted order came about, is this because an agreement was made with First as part of the deal to buy Bolton, therefore they were happy to divert them, on First part because it brought about a sale and on Diamond North West (Rotala's) part as it brought about quick delivery? or is it something much more complicated than that?

Also I know Rotala seem to lease vehicles on seven year leases which gives the question will all these get replaced again seven years down the line, or will some be bought off lease to enable a more spread out replacement plan?

The other thing that makes me inquisitive as to why these weren't allocated on batch to one specific route rather than being widely spread? Although of course my guess would be that there is a need to make a visual impact, and ex First vehicles just don't do that.