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Just asked Arriva on Facebook about it and they have replied saying nothing is confirmed, Clearly everything is confirmed if its been Cancelled on VOSA.

(17/03/2016 12:47)T42 PVM Wrote: [ -> ]Just asked Arriva on Facebook about it and they have replied saying nothing is confirmed, Clearly everything is confirmed if its been Cancelled on VOSA.

Unless they've cancelled it as a commercial service and are bidding for a tender for a replacement contracted service?

I cant see a Tender being put up for it, withdrawing the X2 would not leave anywhere unserved, Just means the quick connection between the 2 destinations will be lost

Wonder what this might mean for the QBP and Stagecoach ...

Maybe Stagecoach will replace the withdrawn Arriva journeys to have a half hourly service operated by Stagecoach only.

I wonder if it is switching to Laird Street and interlocking with the 2 - just a thought with Arriva themselves not confirming it.

(17/03/2016 16:13)St Helens Rider Wrote: [ -> ]I wonder if it is switching to Laird Street and interlocking with the 2 - just a thought with Arriva themselves not confirming it.

If true, and it could be, there would then probably also be a change on VOSA for the 2, to provide positioning journeys ready to take up the gaps which would be created by diverting resources onto the X2.
(I.e. when a vehicle gets into Chester, it currently comes straight back as a 2, but if there is interworking then it would go off onto an X2, meaning that another vehicle has to take up the 2 which the first vehicle will no longer be running on).

Though admittedly these other vehicles could in theory run dead all the way to/from Chester, keeping the 2's timetable the same ...

The reason for the cancellation maybe to swap from Arriva Cymru (Chester) to Arriva Merseyside (Birkenhead).

PC0003680/923 - FIRST MANCHESTER LTD T/A FIRST, WALLSHAW STREET, OLDHAM, OL1 3TR
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Leigh Bus Station/Atherton Bag Lane and Manchester, Stevenson Square given service number V1/V2 effective from 03-Apr-2016. To amend Timetable.

PC0005236/49 - GO GOODWINS (COACHES) LTD, GOODWIN COACHES, LYNTOWN TRADING ESTATE, ECCLES, MANCHESTER, M30 9QG
Cancellation Accepted by SN: Operating between Sale, Hayfield Street and Sale, Hayfield Street given service number 261/262 effective from 02-Apr-2016.

PC0005236/60 - GO GOODWINS (COACHES) LTD, GOODWIN COACHES, LYNTOWN TRADING ESTATE, ECCLES, MANCHESTER, M30 9QG
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Wythenshawe and Urmiston given service number 268 effective from 03-Apr-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.

PC0005236/80 - GO GOODWINS (COACHES) LTD, GOODWIN COACHES, LYNTOWN TRADING ESTATE, ECCLES, MANCHESTER, M30 9QG
Cancellation Accepted by SN: Operating between Manchester Piccadilly and Sale Hayfield Street given service number 99 effective from 02-Apr-2016.

PC1083068/9 - WIDNES COMMERCIAL MOTORS LTD, PICKERINGS ROAD, HALEBANK, WIDNES, WA8 8XW
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Runcorn High Street Bus Station, Cheshire and Halton Lea Bus Interchange, Rucorn , Cheshire given service number 20/20A/3D effective from 24-Apr-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.

I wonder what the WCM changes will be. They're lucky to have 2/3 people on a journey!