Halton Transport

[Quackdave]

RE: Halton Transport
I've often wondered whether omitting the Hough Green / Arley Drive deviation on at least some journeys would be worthwhile. The time saving would certainly improve the appeal of through journeys to Widnes, though I don't know whether sufficiently so to offset the loss of local custom to the competitor. Admittedly my use of the routes tends to be at off-peak times, but I've never seen many passengers to/from the Liverpool direction get on or off there, and eight buses per hour towards Liverpool don't really seem necessary. (Even minus half of these, there'd still be eight per hour towards Widnes.)

Other minor Halton observations are that #54 is now in the (semi-)revised livery with red rear end, and red panel below the windscreen, but without the cream above the side windows (yet).

I wonder if #37 might be next, as it had a minor bump at Mount Vernon this evening - it didn't look serious enough for anyone to have been hurt, but the o/s quarterlight and the fibreglass corner below it were damaged, so if it's going to need body and paintwork attention then they might well give it the extra red whilst they're at it!