Its not greed, its simply business, why shouldn't a company see money making opportunities and act. However, that said I would like to see Avon take them on a bit but in all honesty Stagecoach would probably blow them if away if they really tried. Hopefully people's jobs won't be affected and AVON find other money making routes if necessary.
(28/07/2014 16:55)MPTE1955 Wrote: [ -> ]Its not greed, its simply business, why shouldn't a company see money making opportunities and act. However, that said I would like to see Avon take them on a bit but in all honesty Stagecoach would probably blow them if away if they really tried. Hopefully people's jobs won't be affected and AVON find other money making routes if necessary.
Cant see anything remotely close to profitable on the Wirral that is not already in the hands of either Arriva or Stagecoach , perhaps they have to look to Liverpool now for inspiration now .
(28/07/2014 12:20)Shaun821 Wrote: [ -> ]There was an old scruffy looking Avon driver really having a go at a female Stagecoach driver in Heawall bus station the other day. He stated that "Stagecoach are greedy ba****ds robbing all the work on the Wirral". Very unprofessional.
To be fair he the driver probably has a point to an extent, its probably more the fact that whoever the driver was, he is obviously loyal to a locally independently owned company rather than having to work for one of the larger groups.
With Arriva out of the way in the night buses, maybe Avon will follow in ACEs footsteps and maybe take on a night bus from Liverpool to the Wirral if they see ACE are doing well...
(28/07/2014 20:19)Shaun821 Wrote: [ -> ]With Arriva out of the way in the night buses, maybe Avon will follow in ACEs footsteps and maybe take on a night bus from Liverpool to the Wirral if they see ACE are doing well...
It wouldn't suprise me if Ace brought back their 30/31 new Brighton night buses
In a further Liverpool expansion, Avon are to take over the 144/145 from 11th August, with the buses running over, and returning, in service.
That is good news, nice to see Avon picking up some more work.
(28/07/2014 19:16)R557 ABA Wrote: [ -> ]To be fair he the driver probably has a point to an extent, its probably more the fact that whoever the driver was, he is obviously loyal to a locally independently owned company rather than having to work for one of the larger groups.
No matter what there shouldn't be an incident like that in a public place , it doesn't look good on Avon's part . Views like that should be kept to themselves we all have an opinion on the Stagecoach v Avon battle that is taking place at this time .
Spital Road (Bromborough)
Route 84 will travel as normal from Heswall to Bromborough Retail Park, then via Welton Road, Caldbeck Road, Bassendale Road, Old Hall Road, New Chester Road, Bromborough Village Road, The Cross, Allport Lane, then as normal route to Raby Mere (omitting Croft Avenue East and Spital Road).
Route 85 will travel as normal from Raby Mere to Allport Lane, then via The Cross, Bromborough Village Road, New Chester Road, Caldbeck Road, then as normal route to Heswall (omitting Spital Road and Croft Avenue East).
Route 86 will travel as normal from West Kirby to Bromborough Retail Park, then via Welton Road, Caldbeck Road, Bassendale Road, Old Hall Road, New Chester Road, Bromborough Village Road, The Cross, Allport Lane, then as normal route to Mill Park (omitting Croft Avenue East and Spital Road). This service will return as normal to Allport Lane, then via The Cross, Bromborough Village Road, New Chester Road, Caldbeck Road, then as normal route to West Kirby (omitting Spital Road and Croft Avenue East).
Route 87 will travel as normal from West Kirby to Spital Road, then via Croft Avenue East, Caldbeck Road, Bassendale Road, Old Hall Road, New Chester Road, The Cross, Allport Lane, then as normal route to Eastham Ferry (omitting a section of Spital Road and Bromborough Village Road). This service will return as normal to Allport Lane, then via The Cross, Bromborough Village Road, New Chester Road, Croft Avenue East, Spital Road, then as normal route to West Kirby (omitting Spital Road).
(29/07/2014 00:35)N271CKB Wrote: [ -> ]In a further Liverpool expansion, Avon are to take over the 144/145 from 11th August, with the buses running over, and returning, in service.
are avon gonna do there own fare or use merseytravel as 2.00 is a bit steep for some people as they will lose money very quickly that way