Merseytravel gain London Style Bus Powers

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Merseytravel gain London Style Bus Powers
yet theres nothing on breakingnews.com or anywhere else about this

[Phil]

RE: Merseytravel gain London Style Bus Powers
Hmmm. Maybe it's all speculation for now. The Echo isn't the most reliable paper in the world.

I'm going to reserve judgement until something stone wall turns up. Hope it's true though.

[K853 MTJ]

RE: Merseytravel gain London Style Bus Powers
I'd be divided myself. It would be interesting to see, but at the same time it would mean the end to operations on Merseyside as we know it!
Regarding legal battles however, I wouldn't be so sure about First. They are already rumoured to be looking for buyers for Rockferry, so I do wonder if this regulation did go ahead if it would cue First to close Rockferry and withdraw from Liverpool at least!

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Merseytravel gain London Style Bus Powers
i would expect a lot of bus firms just to go on strike over it all

[P450 SWX]

RE: Merseytravel gain London Style Bus Powers
Anything online

[SNL 824]

RE: Merseytravel gain London Style Bus Powers
I think it was back in 2006 that Liverpool Council Lib Dems proposed that Merseytraxel be given the powers to reregulate, so this is not a new idea. Just a different party proposing it.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Merseytravel gain London Style Bus Powers
Just done a Google search for the story and couldn't find anything.

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Merseytravel gain London Style Bus Powers
i did that and looked on breakingnews.com and echo website and merseytravel website

[R557 ABA]

RE: Merseytravel gain London Style Bus Powers
Here's a link to it on the Daily Post,

http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/live...-31177538/

[CX54 DKD (Moderator)]

RE: Merseytravel gain London Style Bus Powers
Thanks for the link Tom.

Quote:Ms Eagle, the Garston and Halewood MP and Labour’s transport spokeswoman, said: “It’s time that fares and services were agreed, not with profits, but with passengers in mind.”

My only grinding point with this is that it's the profit which currently goes toward improving services in the long run through new vehicles etc. Under regulation, with profit diminished if this statement is anything to go by, who's going to pick up the bill for new vehicles? Tax payers? I see pro's and con's to this so I'm really undecided as to what my actual opinion of it would be.