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RE: Avon Buses - N271CKB - 01/03/2018 18:06
The 90/91/92 is being revised into one route
RE: Avon Buses - wirralbus - 01/03/2018 19:14
Im surprised that the 91/92 they are going to try and continue with , the 90 has always been a route that has sorted hit a niche market .
RE: Avon Buses - YN05 WKE - 01/03/2018 19:42
(01/03/2018 18:06)N271CKB Wrote: The 90/91/92 is being revised into one route
Staying with Avon M-F and A2B sat or is the M-F going up for tender?
Have Avon lost any other routes bar the ones listed above N271CKB?
RE: Avon Buses - Metroline1511 - 03/03/2018 11:09
(01/03/2018 13:56)buses7675 Wrote: Cancellations for the 30 (Liverpool ONE - Dingle), 90 (Birkenhead - Prenton Circular), 135/235 daytime (Dingle - Netherton), 144 eves/Sun (Bootle - Netherton Circular), 164/165 (Belle Vale Circulars) and 202/204 (Dingle - Broadgreen Hospital) are all on VOSA website now.
I am now relieved to have done route Avon Dingle - Bootle - Netherton routes in October 2016 and May 2017 while we had the chance to do so.
RE: Avon Buses - Barney - 03/03/2018 12:25
(03/03/2018 11:09)Metroline1511 Wrote: I am now relieved to have done route Avon Dingle - Bootle - Netherton routes in October 2016 and May 2017 while we had the chance to do so.
Are these services (135/235) being taken over by other small independents or are they being withdrawn completely?
RE: Avon Buses - buses7675 - 03/03/2018 12:36
I believe they are going out on emergency tenders but all to early too say who gets them - we should get more information over the coming weeks.
RE: Avon Buses - Barney - 03/03/2018 13:31
(03/03/2018 12:36)buses7675 Wrote: I believe they are going out on emergency tenders but all too early to say who gets them - we should get more information over the coming weeks.
That makes sense. What I can't understand is why small operators bid for tendered services and have to cross the Mersey to operate them. The additional costs must eat into whatever profit they feel they can make. When you also consider staff swaps in the middle of the day and breakdowns, it really does seem daft.
RE: Avon Buses - Quackdave - 03/03/2018 19:17
(03/03/2018 12:36)buses7675 Wrote: I believe they are going out on emergency tenders but all to early too say who gets them - we should get more information over the coming weeks.
Any idea if it's the full route, or just the Bootle end? From what I've observed, passengers on the 135/235 at Liverpool One are only a slightly less rare sighting than penguins in the Mersey, so it would surprise me if Merseytravel thought it necessary to replace the Bootle-Dingle section.
RE: Avon Buses - iMarkeh - 03/03/2018 22:46
iirc wasn't it part of Merseytravels review to extend the services onwards to Dingle via Liverpool One? I can't see it being a commercial decision especially from what has been said about how Avon makes services commercial.
RE: Avon Buses - busdude - 04/03/2018 16:59
(03/03/2018 22:46)iMarkeh Wrote: iirc wasn't it part of Merseytravels review to extend the services onwards to Dingle via Liverpool One? I can't see it being a commercial decision especially from what has been said about how Avon makes services commercial.
Weren’t it extended to replace the sections of the withdrawn 103