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Post by lboyle on Jul 9, 2008 16:55:49 GMT
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Post by asourdirective on Jul 9, 2008 19:31:33 GMT
Both are in bogey green Brightbus livery and operate exclusively on School routes now!
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Post by westgate on Jul 10, 2008 15:29:38 GMT
That seems a little over the top to have Dennis Tridents on School Services, would it not have been better to sell these 2 vehicles and buy around 5 - 6 Titans or older Olympians in their place to allow them to expand even further, that is if they are even worth that much, with them running around with Mass I think they would be sold on very cheaply indeed.
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Post by maltabus on Jul 11, 2008 0:05:48 GMT
Both are in bogey green Brightbus livery and operate exclusively on School routes now! If my bogies were the colour of Brightbus green think i would be worried!   |
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Post by transportem on Jul 11, 2008 10:36:55 GMT
That seems a little over the top to have Dennis Tridents on School Services, would it not have been better to sell these 2 vehicles and buy around 5 - 6 Titans or older Olympians in their place to allow them to expand even further, that is if they are even worth that much, with them running around with Mass I think they would be sold on very cheaply indeed. It makes sense to keep the Tridents around for the simple reason that if a contract comes up that requires low-floor access then MASS can win it by offering their low-floors at their usual low prices. They are quite good at spotting opportunities to under-cut people, as they did with the Woodhall Spa - Horncastle contract in Lincolnshire, which Brylaine operated using an ex-HK double decker. As Brylaine presumed they were the only company capable of offering such a service they put in a high price on the contract, only to be under-cut by MASS offering an ex-HK decker for a lower price. They were able to do this by inter-working the route with a Padley's work contract (to a factory near Sleaford), thus cutting down the dead miles and allowing them to offer the low price. Anything that gives them a potential competative edge will be welcomed, despite people's opinions of him, Mr Strafford is a clever operator. |
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Post by Tom B on Jul 12, 2008 14:52:26 GMT
Why not have a Trident on a school service? Far better than a knackered Titan.
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