Arriva North West - Runcorn Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Runcorn Depot

(29/07/2018 12:17)MTL0201 Wrote:  Some details about the changes have appeared in the Echo, the 82A will be withdrawn but replaced by the extended 500, 500 will be all stops City Centre-Airport then as 82A to Runcorn High Street bus station, then as 79C to Murdishaw means the current deckers on the 500 will be replaced by single deckers.

In essence, the 82A and 500 are to be merged and although the timetable has yet to be finalised, it indicates that it will be a 30-minute frequency between L One and JLA. As this service is to be operated by single deck vehicles rather than double-deckers, for most of the day, I foresee it leaving passengers at the stop at L One. By my reckoning there will be 150 seats per hour less than exists currently. Also, any would-be passengers along the route are certainly going to be left stranded and possibly miss their flights. Surely it would make more sense to operate a 20-frequency initially to gauge the level of demand.