(17/01/2014 19:00)buses7675 Wrote: [ -> ]Very good, one I hadn't noticed..
68 Peoplesbus Bootle - Aigburth New service 24 February
Peoplesbus going commercial on its 68 or the 168 just being renumbered?
It does say "new service" rather than "Renumbered 168" or "Commercialised" so it would suggest a Mon-Sat daytime service.
Looks like theres a new 52 too.
(17/01/2014 21:29)St Helens Rider Wrote: [ -> ]I was at a Customer Forum this afternoon and the whole design of timetables at Merseytravel is going to change in the next few months to a format which is easier on the pocket. In a similar kind of style to TfGM I believe.
That's great news!
Hopefully they won't have so many unnecessary pages in them explaining everything under the sun ... including how to read a clock!
Here's what's changing between 26 January - 1 February 2014:
Planned changes to bus services:
Click on the service number to view details of the changes and the new timetable.
Route and timetable changes:
11 Liverpool – Old Swan or Stockbridge Village run by ACE Travel
80 Liverpool – Speke run by Arriva
80A Liverpool – Speke run by Arriva and for Merseytravel by Arriva
168 Bootle – Aigburth Vale run for Merseytravel by Peoplesbus
320 St Helens – Wigan run by Arriva
Timetable changes:
17 Liverpool – Fazakerley or Kirkby run by Stagecoach
19 Liverpool – Gillmoss or Kirkby run by Stagecoach
20 Liverpool – Kirkby run by Stagecoach
21 Liverpool – Kirkby run by Stagecoach
61 Liverpool – Rainhill run for Merseytravel by Eazibus
75 Liverpool – Halewood run by Arriva
81 Bootle – Speke or Liverpool John Lennon Airport run by Arriva
81A Bootle – Liverpool John Lennon Airport run by Arriva
360 Wigan – Warrington run by Arriva
620 St Helens – Hindley Green run by Arriva
699 Carnatic Halls – Liverpool University or Liverpool run by Arriva
Timetable and operator changes:
76 Liverpool – Halewood run by Arriva and for Merseytravel by Stagecoach
Services withdrawn:
22 Liverpool – Gillmoss run by Stagecoach
23 Liverpool – Gillmoss run by Stagecoach
New services introduced:
264 Halewood – Huyton run for Merseytravel by ACE Travel
X3 Liverpool – Kirkby run by Stagecoach
Route changes:
14A Liverpool – Kirkby run by Stagecoach
Operator changes:
129 Liscard – Frankby run for Merseytravel by Eazibus
Here's what's changing between 2 - 8 February 2014:
Timetable changes:
145 Bootle - Litherland run by Cumfybus
Update - the following services changed operator on 20 or 23 January:
156 Garswood - Ashton and Ashton - St Helens run for Merseytravel by Nuttall’s
156 Downall Green - St Helens run for Merseytravel by Nuttall’s
157 Rainford - Ashton run for Merseytravel by Nuttall’s
When you download the timetable for the 156 it still shows Fairbrothers and HTL operating the 156, I was intrigued as I haven't heard of Nuttall's before!
SD.
(29/01/2014 15:29)St Helens Rider Wrote: [ -> ]Here's what's changing between 2 - 8 February 2014:
Timetable changes:
145 Bootle - Litherland run by Cumfybus
Update - the following services changed operator on 20 or 23 January:
156 Garswood - Ashton and Ashton - St Helens run for Merseytravel by Nuttall’s
156 Downall Green - St Helens run for Merseytravel by Nuttall’s
157 Rainford - Ashton run for Merseytravel by Nuttall’s
Fairbrothers operate them services not Nuttalla aka Warrington Coachways plua 156 is Arriva and 256 ia fairbrothers
Only copying what Merseytravwl are circulating so there must be some confusion at Mann Island - then again these services are out in the sticks to them.
(30/01/2014 10:46)Sprinterdriver Wrote: [ -> ]When you download the timetable for the 156 it still shows Fairbrothers and HTL operating the 156, I was intrigued as I haven't heard of Nuttall's before!
SD.
HTL still do the lates & Suns on the 156, Arriva are commercial on the 156 during the day & Fairbrothers do the Am tendered journeys on there. The 156 Am jouneys: 1 bus goes onto the 157 & the other goes onto the 256.
(30/01/2014 14:01)St Helens Rider Wrote: [ -> ]Only copying what Merseytravwl are circulating so there must be some confusion at Mann Island - then again these services are out in the sticks to them.
People not reading things properly again...
The "run for Merseytravel by..." Shown in the newspaper advert and online relates to the current operator of the service. In this case, it was nuttalls.
On the Travel News Update section on the Merseytravel website you then click the service number to show the timetable where you can read the full change.
Then if you actually look in the timetable you'll see who runs each trip. The little M symbol relates to a code who tells you who runs each journey.
Merseytravel have got it spot on. Television has too by reading the timetable.
Didn't help with Warrington Coachways being known as either Warrington Coachways or Nuttalls - major cause for confusion.