(16 May 2025, 11:24 am)ReDemPTiion wrote No guarantee that Stagecoach are going to lose the depot. Yes the buses look to be going into public control but the mayor Kim McGuinness is a Labour mayor and the way things are going I don’t think she’ll be in control after the next election. So really who knows what’s going to happen it’s all up in the air atm.
Aye no arguments, but it's not guaranteed they will either, massive risk really.
imo. if NECA are serious about taking over the buses, then they should be the ones investing in the depots for electrification. At the end of the day, they'll be buying them soon enough anyway and it's in their best interests they're prepped for the future with caveats that it has to be kept to a certain standard, or what not.
The same for vehicles, just purchase new vehicles and lease them to the local operators so when they do take over the routes they've already got the vehicles, rather than ending up with a pile of junk which needs replacing anyway. I believe Liverpool have done that with some of the new electrics entering service now to get some investment moving.
Edit: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liv...s-31076125 - Article about the Liverpool investment.