Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

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RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

(24/07/2023 14:02)North West Bus Spotter Wrote:  I want to touch onto this a little bit, they withdrew the X1 a few years ago because apparently it was getting no money but what they weren't thinking is that it was earning them money during the peak hours and throughout the day, I couldn't even get a seat sometimes if I got on at the Old Town! I know I was young when the X1 was around but trust me, I remember. Another reason they withdrew it was because of duckheads throwing things at the buses when MP Travel had it but with the money they were getting off the X1 before the pandemic, they easily would of had about £1,200 a day as my estimate.

The X1 was withdrawn as it was only turning marginal profits in one direction at peak times only (towards Liverpool in the morning, towards Runcorn in the evening). It wasn’t a profitable route by any stretch of the imagination.

You could earn a few £’s running 50 passengers into Liverpool but that’s no good if you’re running the opposite direction with a single figure loading eating into the profitability.