Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

[mrd97]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(14/12/2018 23:01)iMarkeh Wrote:  I don't know when most of the passengers were but between the 492 and 495, there was around 7,000 pax per 4 weeks. There is money there somewhere. The issue is, if anyone took it over, they would be 'invading' in Arrivas area and is it worth the grief that comes with that? Avon weren't bothered as that was their business style but Stagecoach like to stick to what they know and A2B only do tenders. All other companies aren't interested.

The wirral needs a new bus company who are fearless and are happy to invade areas. That is the issue with the wirral at the moment. Look at all the links that have been lost due to each company wanting to stick to their areas.

I agree with what you say. From recollection, the Avon 492/495 usually had a half decent load in the early evenings and was usually absolutely packed Sunday daytimes. I would of thought at least Sunday daytime would be an attractive proposition for Arriva, like the 464 for example.

And the 106? Jesus. Poulton has gone from having 4 buses an hour to Birkenhead to a local tendered route every 70 minutes. Wirral isn’t half being shafted when it comes to bus provisions. We seem to be the borough who have suffered the most cuts to services, probably as Merseytravel have prioritised Liverpool in this period of austerity. I doubt we’ll ever see the level of coverage we had 10 years ago