Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

[Valandil]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(04/09/2016 11:14)Enviro400 Wrote:  I just can't understand how they went from filling Palatine 2s on the old 411 and 412 to just a handful of passengers rattling around in Pulsars. Their last real shot at retaining a slice of the Birkenhead-Chester corridor was lost when the X8 was introduced - had Arriva taken the leap to reintroduce the X11 then maybe things would be different, but it is clear why this didn't happen.

I agree -- the decline has been a real shame.
I think one of the major contributors has been the design of the routes and the sheer length of time it takes to get anywhere on those services.
Incidentally, the X8 has always been packed whenever I've seen it, though maybe I've just been lucky.