Nimrod XV235 Road Move to Cosford

Does anyone know what’s happening now that Cosford are getting XV249?

Any more news on this? hope its not going the way of the gateguard…

I’m under the impression that Cosford or JARTS will reassemble the aircraft.
Transport is contracted out now because it has got to the stage where it is more expensive for the RAF to do it themselves when you factor driving hours, stop overs etc, plus manning can become suddenly unavailable if something happens elsewhere.
I know that they valued a Canberra move at £100,000.

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With the MOD joined up thinking does not usually enter the equation.

That’s the terminology on the MOD Contract Notice. The detailed invitation to tender document might be asking for prices to include dismantling and the road move, and a separate price for reassembly. They might then chose to reassemble later or have two different contractors, one for the move and another to reassemble. You would have thought, though, that the people who took it apart would have a pretty good idea of how to put it together again, and would therefore be able to do it at a better price than someone new to the task.

AgCat – you said “possible reassembly”. Does that mean it might simply be moved and then stored unassembled?

I will be ready with the camara to catch it arriving I hope!