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They are pretty much a non-standard type now. South West and Scotland East are replacing theirs tooI think most areas have seen pvr reductions, some not immediately obvious. Are Solars fairly heavy fuel guzzlers?
They are pretty much a non-standard type now. South West and Scotland East are replacing theirs tooI think most areas have seen pvr reductions, some not immediately obvious. Are Solars fairly heavy fuel guzzlers?
Makes sense to replace them the following batch of Enviro200 MMCs are already at Adderley Green so less non standard vehicles. btw does anyone knows if 69141 is still going to be used at Adderley Green? its nearly a year since it left Bolton and its still yet to enter service.They are pretty much a non-standard type now. South West and Scotland East are replacing theirs too
Hmmm.....suspect at that age, it may be being depreciated but whatever is ailing it is terminalMakes sense to replace them the following batch of Enviro200 MMCs are already at Adderley Green so less non standard vehicles. btw does anyone knows if 69141 is still going to be used at Adderley Green? its nearly a year since it left Bolton and its still yet to enter service.
Makes sense to replace them the following batch of Enviro200 MMCs are already at Adderley Green so less non standard vehicles
Glasgow and Scotland East are bringing in B7RLEs previously on loan to Rotala for training.In the First G Glasgown & First S East fleets the training fleets I've noticed especially for cities with LEZs have very old stock being used as trainers, is there any plan on replacing them with perhaps B7RLEs?
Hmmm.....suspect at that age, it may be being depreciated but whatever is ailing it is terminal
I noted 69141 at Adderley Green depot last month. It has been cannibalised for parts. Doubtful it'll ever enter service here.Makes sense to replace them the following batch of Enviro200 MMCs are already at Adderley Green so less non standard vehicles. btw does anyone knows if 69141 is still going to be used at Adderley Green? its nearly a year since it left Bolton and its still yet to enter service.
Appreciate the confirmation that it's withdrawn. I had a feeling it was being used for parts.I noted 69141 at Adderley Green depot last month. It has been cannibalised for parts. Doubtful it'll ever enter service here.
I think the best place for information is on the FirstGroup PLC website under ‘Return of Value-Proposed Tender Offer’Has anybody any idea what happened to the special dividend FirstGroup were supposed to be paying from the sale proceeds of their US operations? I thought I had read it would be late Autumn or early Winter 2021, but I can't seem to find a reference to it at present.
Many thanks. I'd been aware of the Tender Offer, but it didn't suit me to sell my remaining shares (particularly for the very modest premium on offer). I must confess I hadn't realised until now it was going to be the sole means of redistributing the money, which seems very different from the "Special Dividend" the financial press was talking about over the summer.I think the best place for information is on the FirstGroup PLC website under ‘Return of Value-Proposed Tender Offer’
Yes, they often used to buy back small tranches of shares in open trading, particularly once the price had fallen from its earlier dizzy heights. I'm quite happy to keep hold of mine in the hope of a modest regular dividend in future.if the cash had been used to pay a special dividend, the share price would have crashed as soon as the cash was distributed. Using the cash to buy back shares and cancel them protected the share price. It had to be one or the other, not both.
The 2022 First Bus Handbook by British Bus Publishing has new Streetdecks 35638-35665 as allocated to Bradford, (no registrations yet) so 28 double deckers. As a guess the remainder will be singles. The Streetlites (63401-63433) are shown as unallocated.Probably some are the 39 buses going to Bradford, but the exact number of single deckers for there are unknown.
I doubt it will be Essex, although they could do with some new single deckers.I understand a batch of Streetlites are due this year (63401-63433). Can anyone say where they will be going on delivery?
My guesses are West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire or Midlands. Probably wrong though.I understand a batch of Streetlites are due this year (63401-63433). Can anyone say where they will be going on delivery?
West Yorkshire is a reasonable bet; there's been talk of Streetlites for Bradford. Not certain what in Midlands would attract new Streetlites, even if some of the Citaros in Worcester are now rather mature.My guesses are West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire or Midlands. Probably wrong though.
I was thinking Leicester. They have some 2007-09 B7s which could be cascaded to Potteries or WorcesterWest Yorkshire is a reasonable bet; there's been talk of Streetlites for Bradford. Not certain what in Midlands would attract new Streetlites, even if some of the Citaros in Worcester are now rather mature.
Suspect that those would be replaced by cascaded e200s. I was thinking Wales but they've enough Darts to replace anywayI was thinking Essex or East of England to see off the remaining Darts, just guessing.
Isn't the whole Leicester fleet being changed to electrics?I was thinking Leicester. They have some 2007-09 B7s which could be cascaded to Potteries or Worcester