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431 Driver Posts: 186	Good bye First Manchester Feb 6, 2019 9:03:47 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 431 on Feb 6, 2019 9:03:47 GMT I understand that First Group are selling one of its biggest regional bus divisions in a bid to stem mounting losses..... Hundreds of buses across three depots in Bury, Oldham & Bolton will be sold to rival operators..... www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/02/04/firstgroup-jettison-loss-making-manchester-bus-network/

431 Driver Posts: 186	Good bye First Manchester Feb 19, 2019 9:51:43 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 431 on Feb 19, 2019 9:51:43 GMT First Bus as announced its intention to sell the Queens Road bus depot & its operations to the GO AHEAD group for consideration of £11. 2 million The sale will include the First Depot site at Queens Road & the bus fleet of around 160 motor vehicles.... The sale is expected to be completed in the next few weeks& the employers who work for the Queens road depot will transfer to the Go Ahead group... for more information go to www.firstmanchester.com.uk www.firstgroup.com/news-and-media/latest-news/2019/19-02-19.aspx

duncan Operations Manager isnt it queit now we can block the dipsticks? Posts: 2,422	Good bye First Manchester Feb 19, 2019 14:51:00 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by duncan on Feb 19, 2019 14:51:00 GMT Feb 19, 2019 9:51:43 GMT 431 said: First Bus as announced its intention to sell the Queens Road bus depot & its operations to the GO AHEAD group for consideration of £11. 2 million The sale will include the First Depot site at Queens Road & the bus fleet of around 160 motor vehicles.... The sale is expected to be completed in the next few weeks& the employers who work for the Queens road depot will transfer to the Go Ahead group... for more information go to www.firstmanchester.com.uk www.firstgroup.com/news-and-media/latest-news/2019/19-02-19.aspx Dont understand a business plan that involves turning profitable operations into loss makers then selling them off for peanuts. Seems to be the First way at the moment.

dimtim Driver Posts: 50	Good bye First Manchester Jun 27, 2019 21:28:43 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dimtim on Jun 27, 2019 21:28:43 GMT Announced today Bolton depot has been sold to Rotala

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