Mersey Ferries

[R879 HRF]

RE: Mersey Ferries
What they should to do is boost the commuter services , perhaps running 1 or 2 of a morning from Woodside would be useful.. Seacome to woodside, quite a few people commute from the Seacombe area to Birkenhead by bus (usually 411/409), but a ferry would be fractionaly quicker i'd imagine.

Yes its a tourist attraction now as well, but lets not forget the whole point of the ferry is for passengers. Last time i got the commuter ferry it was packed coming back over from the city centre - in all fairness it was a nice day, but it was a full load going back over to Seacombe. Dead from Woodside however with me, a friend , and an old man with a dog being the only passengers.

I'd imagine theyd make more money if there was actually something to do in Woodside, its been dead ever since they built birkenhead bus station

I do agree, its a costly business which doesnt really have a purpose these days, but it is nice to go on rather than the train or bus through the lovely miserable tunnels if the weather is nice! I suppose it can't last for ever, maybe this wirral waters project that starts next year may have a positive impact on the commuter ferries, I'd imagine with all the redevelopment into offices etc etc there might be more demand from commuters. Who knows!