(14/06/2016 19:32)Barney Wrote: [ -> ]The route used to be a Crosville route before deregulation in 1986. Crosville used to use letter prefixes for operating areas and H was for those operating out of Edge Lane depot for its Liverpool routes. Chester routes had a C prefix. There's a site somewhere that will give the whole alphabetical list of Crosville operating areas.
Yep it stems from the 1959 when all Crosville routes were renumbered with prefix letter
Axx Deeside
Bxx Flintshire
Cxx Chester
Dxx Wrexham
Exx East Cheshire
Fxx Wirral-Ellesmere Port & Neston, although Fxx wholly in the Merseyside area later became 72 to 89
Hxx Liverpool & Halton
Kxx Crewe & Nantwich
Lxx express services
Mxx Conwy-Denbighshire
Nxx Bangor & Anglesey [no not night buses]
Rxx Mid Wales
Sxx Aberystwyth
Txx Runcorn Town/Busway
Not sure of the others
2471 is on the 7 this evening
2599 is here and is out on the 8/9
2601 + 2602 now here out on 8/9 today.
(25/06/2016 12:48)motormayhem1 Wrote: [ -> ]2601 + 2602 now here out on 8/9 today.
They're here to stay too. The route 500 branding has been removed
(25/06/2016 14:43)SL64 JDZ Wrote: [ -> ]They're here to stay too. The route 500 branding has been removed
What is being used on the 500 now?
(25/06/2016 15:44)SL64 JDZ Wrote: [ -> ]Double deckers
500 is Liverpool one to the airport isn't it? Never have I seen need for double deckers on that route
(26/06/2016 10:40)RedPanda Wrote: [ -> ]500 is Liverpool one to the airport isn't it? Never have I seen need for double deckers on that route
The 500 does get busy enough at times to warrant the use of double deckers. I've seen very well loaded double deckers on the route fairly recently - so it's a good move to replace the 40-seat Commanders with double deckers in my opinion