Arriva network following takeover of MTL (April 2000)

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RE: Arriva network following takeover of MTL (April 2000)

(22/08/2020 20:29)MTL0201 Wrote:  I'm sure after the Arrive revised network it was, the 18 became the 50, 90 was withdrawn, as the 50 served Endbutt Lane via the 18, 90 went via Chesterfield Road, the 17 Formby-Banks was extended to Liverpool to replace X8, or 284 increased in frequency, the 210 became 10B, the Merseytravel smart service 1 was replaced by the 11, with the 11 City-Huyton withdrawn.

It was around this time the 300 was increased to every 30 minutes with 302 withdrawn.

That’s incorrect.

The 1 wasn’t replaced by the 11 until around 2006 at which point the 4/4a replaced the 100/200 Dingle Mount Circular. The 11 that replaced the 1 was just the Broadgreen to Liverpool section with the 82A covering Liverpool to Aigburth Vale.

The original 11 was City to Huyton/Prescot via Woolfall Heath/Bluebell and operated by ex- London Plaxton Pointer Darts and was later replaced by the 21 Stockbridge to Prescot (later Huyton)

The 210 became the 8D prior to 10B and would have been changed to this around 2001. Residents found the number confusing assuming it operated via Woolfall Heath and Longview.