Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

[Valandil]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
I also think that the 1 is fine as a 'slow' service via pretty much every possible estate, connecting with the larger centres, from which fast onward connections are then possible.
Why the 1 should be Gold though I don't know - it reduces the number of seats on board and I'd have thought the X8 would be much better as a signature Gold route.

I think that there would be quite a market for a fast Birkenhead to Cheshire Oaks / Ellesmere Port / Chester service, and vice versa.
This could reduce Birkenhead to Chester from around 1 and a half hours (current) by around 20 minutes, with further reductions possible if the X8 were to omit Chester Zoo, Hoole etc.