(Yesterday, 5:36 pm)220631612 wrote Issue is the powergrid will agree to a timeline and then push it back themselves due to constraints on their staffing. And it’s not too dissimilar from Delaine ordering vehicles and having them sit around for up to 11 months before putting them on the road.

I don't doubt that others are having issues, and I'm aware of the constraints on the grid, but I think my point remains. It's an asset that is sat there not generating any revenue, which I can't see any party involved in the financing being happy about.

My post wasn't with the intention of attacking anyone for the delays, but it's not an ideal situation for anyone.

(Yesterday, 5:41 pm)Shrek wrote Down to the way the funding worked, plus I believe the original plan was that the work at the depot would be completed well before now, but as others have posted there are issues nationally and that has pushed back the installation time.

You're correct. Admittedly, I had to go back and review the info on the funding, but it did require orders to be submitted by 31 Jan 2025: https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio...ng-zebra-2

Given they needed to submit a comprehensive project plan, it seems a bit counter-intuitive to then insist on a bus order by a fixed date, when your funding is open to applications for buses only, buses + infra, infra only. It'd be more practical to have a date on project commencement, which would have (sensibly!) allowed for the project timescales to move in line with the infrastructure being in progress first.