St Helens Bus Network Review

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RE: St Helens Bus Network Review
The St Helens - Billinge Section does not do that well but is the only Bus into Billinge Estate, I cant see how they could replace that with anything else, the St Helens - Prescot Section could be taken on Commercially, All trips pick up really well, As for the other Routes on the list i can see:

Daytime

A10 - Withdrawn, No one ever uses it and it only goes around the corner and back!
12 - Should be retained, only Bus to serve Queens Park, Morrisons and Ravenhead Retail Park
111 - Reduced Operating hours, After about 5/6pm its hardly used so the last 3 or 4 trips could be cut
152 - Should be retained, Only Bus through Crank and serves parts of Rainford the 38 does not, Its also the only Bus from St Helens to Edge Hill Uni so this is a vital link.
157 - Should be retained, Only Bus that serves Crawford Village and other little areas that have no other Bus
289 - Retained, Serves parts of Whiston Village that no other Bus Serves, Picks up well to
290 - Withdrawn, Hattons could run their 297 on a Saturday on a DM Contract
603 - Should be retained, Does ok as it goes to Ashton In Makerfield

Evening/Sun

36 - Tender Withdrawn, Replaced by Arriva on a DM Contract
17 - Tender Withdrawn, Replaced by either Arriva or Halton on a DM contract
121/122 - Retained, only Bus to Clock Face and Bold, plus its a good replacement for the 147 that runs along most of its route
141 - Retained, Only Bus that serves Acorn Street estates in Earlstown and other areas along the route
147 - Withdrawn, Almost all the route is covered by other Services and its hardly used anyway!
156 - Tender Withdrawn, Replaced by Arriva on a DM Contract
194/195 - Retained, Serves places like Eccelston that would be left without a Bus Service
196 - Retained, Only Bus through places like Sutton Heath
602 - Retained, only Bus along most of the route