Scarlet Band Motors
Scarlet Band Motors
I mean, the park and ride solos could get at least a good few years out of them with another operator. And I'm pretty sure YJ62 FAM and KY63 VTE were loaned from Dawson Rentals - unless they were purchased from them.
(23 Oct 2022, 1:34 pm)streetdeckfan Sounds a bit dodgy, surely if they could sell them to other operators, they would.The solos are leased from Dawsons so they will go back. The remainder of the fleet is older and commercially probably not worth much hence offering to the preservation sector for a few quid more than the scrapman.
That gives me the impression that their vehicles are barely roadworthy to the point where another operator wouldn't touch them!
(23 Oct 2022, 1:34 pm)streetdeckfan Sounds a bit dodgy, surely if they could sell them to other operators, they would.The solos are leased from Dawsons so they will go back. The remainder of the fleet is older and commercially probably not worth much hence offering to the preservation sector for a few quid more than the scrapman.
That gives me the impression that their vehicles are barely roadworthy to the point where another operator wouldn't touch them!
YJ61 JHV, YJ62 FAM and KY63 VTE have moved to GCT earlier tonight after Scarlet Band closed their doors for the final time. Photos courtesy of Jenson Atkinson posted onto Busesnortheast Facebook group
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Looks like they've got a few buses listed on Facebook Marketplace.
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Just a tad more than the "three figures" previously stated. P&R Solos are £30,000, older ones are just under £7,000.
YJ64DXR is now with M&H Coaches of Denbighshire.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/60581779@N...QE-2nxiho3
(27 Jan 2023, 11:37 pm)wibblejunior YJ64DXR is now with M&H Coaches of Denbighshire.YJ64DXO is going there too, eventually.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/60581779@N...QE-2nxiho3
(27 Jan 2023, 11:37 pm)wibblejunior YJ64DXR is now with M&H Coaches of Denbighshire.YJ64DXO is going there too, eventually.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/60581779@N...QE-2nxiho3
12 year old midi buses so approaching end of life anyhow. Then factor in the shortage of spares and some have probably already been stripped down a lot.
(28 Jan 2023, 12:52 am)Jimmi Optare Versa YJ57 XWV is now with South Pennine Community Transport.https://flic.kr/p/2oqsyBi
(28 Jan 2023, 12:52 am)Jimmi Optare Versa YJ57 XWV is now with South Pennine Community Transport.https://flic.kr/p/2oqsyBi