(23 Apr 2020, 6:39 pm)markydh wrote Exactly! Not only that, but the government would only agree to a full refurbishment, rather than stock replacement.I seen a copy of the letter that was sent to the government yesterday and saying that furloughing was inadequate. I would have thought that furloughing all the drivers that are not required due to the emergency timetable would save Nexus thousands, rather than still paying them from Nexus cash and then asking for 10 million.
And apart from anything else, it’s hardly Nexus’ fault that ridership has decreased by 90% and they will have lost roughly £10 million by the end of July. What would you prefer, Ambassador? More extreme cuts to council services to account for the loss of Metro revenue, or a government grant to keep the system going during these somewhat extreme times?
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