(04 Feb 2019, 9:22 pm)S813 FVK wrote FirstGroup to jettison loss-making Manchester bus network
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/201...s-network/
Selling to three separate operators is an interesting note from this article, would of thought they would've wanted to sell to just one operator outright.
I reckon Transdev to take over Bury Ops, Arriva take over Bolton Ops and Stagecoach take over Oldham Ops from First.