June 2023 – Bee Buzz

Tranche 2 Awards

Tranche 2 awards have been announced covering sub-area B (Oldham, Manchester, bits of Salford and Tameside). In summary: Stagecoach wins all 3 'big' contracts - retaining Middleton and gaining Queens Rd and Oldham with their 349 buses, 947…

27 June 2023

Land Lines and Construction Corner Ramblings

Diamond Deals

An absolutely wonderful masterstroke of deal 'ballet' performed by Diamond this week. It's just sold the Bolton depot it bought from First in 2019 for ~£5.3m to GMCA/TfGM for over £30m! A return of £25m in 4 years…

6 June 2023

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