Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(08/12/2018 21:24)mrd97 Wrote:  Is there any news on a replacement for the 492/5 evening Sunday service? Arriva seemingly reducing PVR for 408/9 when extra buses are needed, Merseytravel STILL haven’t replaced 124/5. I’m aware this is not arriva’s concern but my assumption was Merseytravel would subsidise an evening and Sunday service on both routes, and I imagine this would be easier to use arriva.

It’d only be easier to use Arriva if a) Arriva have sufficient drivers/vehicles to operate those routes, b) Merseytravel has the money to pay the subsidy needed and c) that subsidy is not too large.

Having used the 124/125 a couple of times before it’s demise, it wasn’t exactly busy, and I’d imagine the subsidy would be fairly large. Can’t comment on the 492/495, but I suspect the reason neither of theses have yet been reinstated is down to neither Arriva or Stagecoach having either the resources or inclination to pick up what may well be unremunative contracts.