ACE Travel

[Barney]

RE: ACE Travel

(27/02/2015 16:49)CX06 EBK Wrote:  ACE have been around for at least 10 years, I think they started around 2003/4 not too long after LMS closed up. The Saturday 211 (Speke Circular) will be operated by HTL Buses who already operate the Monday - Friday tender.

It's a sad end to yet another local bus company that tried to compete with the big boys but, as the adage goes: It's an ill wind that blows no good. According to the Merseytravel site all of Ace's tendered services have been allocated to other operators. As expected Stagecoach gets the lion's share but it is nice to see Cumfybus, in light of recent losses, picking up some contracts which will surely help prevent that company facing the same fate as Ace, at least for the time being.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: ACE Travel
From Merseytravel website:


We have managed to secure replacements for the following services and they will run to the current timetable unless shown:

Route Nos. to/from to be operated by from

81 Bootle – Speke Stagecoach 1 March – reduced frequency

103 Thornton – Aigburth Cumfybus 2 March

111 Alder Hey – Whiston Hospital Avon Buses 2 March

119 Pier Head – Kirkby Admin Stagecoach 1 March*

157(156) Garswood - Rainford Stagecoach 28 Feb (reduced service 28 Feb, then normal service from 2 March)

160 – 165 Formby Circulars Cumfybus 28 Feb

181 Bootle – Speke Stagecoach 1 March

201 Speke – Royal Liverpool Hosp Stagecoach 2 March

211 Speke Circular Huyton Travel 28 Feb

214/216 Walton Park Circulars Stagecoach 1 March*

264 Halewood – Huyton Halton Transport 1 March

265 Tarbock Green – Halewood a replacement operator is being sought

289 Rainhill Station Circular Halton Transport 2 March

290 Kirkby Civic Centre – Rainhill Halton Transport 2 March

500/501 Night Tunnel Buses Stagecoach 28 Feb

667 St Austin’s School – Garston Stagecoach 2 March

691 Kirkdale Stn – Savio College Maghull Coaches 2 March

693 Knowsley Vill – Knowsley Park Huyton Travel 2 March

Centre for Learning

701 Crossens – Christ the King Cumfybus 2 March

746 Southport – Christ the King Cumfybus 2 March

800 Speke – Seaforth Stagecoach 2 March

827 Kirkby – Old Swan Maghull Coaches 2 March

831 Liverpool ONE – Old Roan Stagecoach 2 March

839 Longview – Seaforth Stagecoach 2 March

881 Bootle – Speke Jaguar Stagecoach 2 March

892 Liverpool ONE – Kirkby Stagecoach 2 March

Industrial Estate



*Stagecoach are hopeful of running the service on Saturday 28 February but at the time

of compiling this list, no confirmation had been received.

The following services, operated commercially by ACE Travel will no longer operate from Saturday 28 February.

Route Nos. to/from

2A/2E Pier Head – Liverpool FC (matchdays only)

25 Liverpool City Centre Explorer

36 Liverpool ONE – Belle Vale

38 Liverpool ONE – Halewood

47A Bootle – Southport

50 Canada Boulevard – Waterloo Interchange

61 Broadway – Bootle

I would add to the commercial list the single 320 journey ACE do between St Helens and Ashton.

I wonder if it's Stagecoach Wigan who have got the 157 - it would definitely make sense as I said in an earlier post.

[robertclark125]

RE: ACE Travel
Here are the details from the stagecoach website, via the link below.

http://www.stagecoachbus.com/tis-service...px?id=4799

[St Helens Rider]

RE: ACE Travel

(27/02/2015 17:16)robertclark125 Wrote:  Here are the details from the stagecoach website, via the link below.

http://www.stagecoachbus.com/tis-service...px?id=4799

Interesting to see that they state fares will not be charged for the first few days.

[Mayneway]

RE: ACE Travel

(27/02/2015 17:25)St Helens Rider Wrote:  Interesting to see that they state fares will not be charged for the first few days.

Could this be while registrations are sorted? I always thought it was illegal to take cash fares on a service that isn't registered. Obviously there will be some leway as they are emergency contracts.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: ACE Travel

(27/02/2015 17:48)Mayneway Wrote:  Could this be while registrations are sorted? I always thought it was illegal to take cash fares on a service that isn't registered. Obviously there will be some leway as they are emergency contracts.

I'd forgot about that Mayneway, thanks.

[CX06 EBK (Administrator)]

RE: ACE Travel
You are right, HTLs 211 on Saturday will operate free all day as there has not been enough time understandably to register the service.

[SLTRegular]

RE: ACE Travel
Goodbye Ace you did a much better job on the 197 that Arriva and Hattons ever did you'll be Missed

[moreton407]

RE: ACE Travel
Some of the emergency contracts were future withdrawn services anyway, ie 111(Alder Hey-Whiston), 264 (Halewood-Huyton) and 831 (Liverpool-Netherton), whcih was to be replaced by new Ace Travel route 51.

Also the new 319 (St Helens-Ormskirk) will be a non starter.

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: ACE Travel
I have to admit i am a bit shocked the 501 has been retained as this is only a recent(ish) thing. I still hope funding will be found from somewhere to replace the 319 but who knows