Merseyrail Rail Replacement Buses

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RE: Merseyrail Rail Replacement Buses

(22/10/2018 12:19)MX12CFE Wrote:  Quite a few different types of buses have been out and about since the Ormskirk line rail replacements started on Saturday. a mix of Enviro 400s Gemini 2 and Gemini 3 hybrids. This morning I rode Enviro 400 MX09LXE from Maghull to Ormskirk. And at Ormskirk an Ensignbus liveried ALX400 of Aintree coachline was waiting to depart for Sandhills.

When I was out this morning sampling the delights of the rail replacements, there seemed to be buses from Arriva's depots at Bootle, Southport, Green Lane and Birkenhead. Some are being kept as spares in case of any breakdowns. I saw two Aintree Coachlines Ensignbus-liveried ALX400s. One of them had Helms address on the legal lettering. There was also an ALX400 of MP Travel running on the service. The Arriva bloke at Maghull Station told me some journeys are not calling at all stations. The stopping service to Sandhills does not stop outside Orrell Park station; intending passengers have to go to the bus stops on Walton Vale, just round the corner from the station.