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Stagecoach wins Metrolink deal despite its battles with GMPTE

By Robert Jack
05 April 2007
Stagecoach will soon run both buses and trams in Greater Manchester
Stagecoach will soon run both buses and trams in Greater Manchester

 

Stagecoach has overcome its fraught relations with Greater Manchester PTE to be named as the the preferred bidder to run the city’s Metrolink light rail system.

The Perth-based group beat off a challenge from French group Keolis to enter into final negotiations with the PTE to take over the operation and maintenance of Metrolink.

The operating contract will run for the next decade and Stagecoach is expected to take over from the current operator, Serco, within the next three months. The...

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