Route History

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RE: Route History
At d-reg most of the rapidride routes including cross river 419 were withdrawn, leaving only the 405 which was extended to Hunts Cross via Mackets Lane, rest of the 4xx routes were cross river routes most of which introduced at d-reg with the 31/32 renumbered to 431/432 & 418 complemented by a 417 via Irby.

By 1990 some rapidride routes started springing up again, i remember a 444 Pier Head-Kirkby which didn't last long, but there was
412/413 Pier Head-Stockbridge
475 Pier Head-Huyton
479 Pier Head/Hough Green/Garston, Garston journeys via Widnes
482 Pier Head-Runcorn Norton Priory
There was a 439 Pier Head-Lee Park but don't think this was rapidride & operated Monday to Saturday
There was also a PMT Redrider 475, Moreton-Pier Head, operated evening & Sundays, this was positioning journeys when PMT Redrider took over the evening & Sunday Merseytravel tendered 175 Pier Head-Huyton