Stagecoach Manchester

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(07/11/2012 10:05)Mayneway Wrote:  

(07/11/2012 09:56)motormayhem Wrote:  If they aquire bluebird then i think JPT would be out the question due to the fact there is going to be no competition left the way stagecoach is taking over everyone as arriva in manchester is minority player so i would of thought it would of been ideal for arriva to of bought someone like bluebird,JPT or finglands but i dont know if im right but i think out the big 3 arriva are the least intrested in manchester.

If nothing else it certainly puts the pressure on JPT.
Interesting that rumours about stagecoach buying Bluebird were around a couple of years ago but nothing came of it, but it's a well known fact Bluebird have been struggling of late, so wonder if Stagecoach got the business for a song or is 2m a decent price?

I had heard about Bluebird being linked to Stagecoach before. If anything, I think JPT could sell out to Arriva as they have a few operations in central Manchester, albeit from the west side, and Stagecoach and First would be unlikely due to monopoly considerations.

I like Bluebird's fleet including MCVs and Solo SRs, so hope these can be retained for a while at least.