25/01/2015, 10:47
Anybody know what the loadings are like for the 441, 442 and 473? I saw the 2000 from Liverpool at the Birkenhead tunnel tolls last night and the bus was fully seated- is this a normal occurrence? It's a shame there are only a few of each of these services in the early morning and late evening; if they ran a bit later in the morning and a bit earlier in the evening I think there would be a lot of people who would use them. I would certainly not be renewing my Arriva annual pass as the 442 would take me more or less straight to work from home and would save me a good half hour or more from changing buses between Whitechapel and Liverpool One.
I know other people from Wirral make the same journey as me as I see a few of them everyday. It seems Avon is the only company to recognise that people have lives beyond the city centre. I understand they use these services as run-ins for Liverpool based services, but I think they're onto something. I saw a post on the Stagecoach Chester page about extending the X8 to Bootle. Again, this could really catch on, but I'd personally prefer to see somebody like Avon benefit over a big multinational corporation.
I know other people from Wirral make the same journey as me as I see a few of them everyday. It seems Avon is the only company to recognise that people have lives beyond the city centre. I understand they use these services as run-ins for Liverpool based services, but I think they're onto something. I saw a post on the Stagecoach Chester page about extending the X8 to Bootle. Again, this could really catch on, but I'd personally prefer to see somebody like Avon benefit over a big multinational corporation.