Crosville on the Wirral

[Barney]

RE: Crosville on the Wirral

(04/06/2019 18:52)L80 Wrote:  I remember as a kid that buses were by and large not allowed through the tunnel. The tunnel was not part of the national road network and belonged to Liverpool, Birkenhead and Wallesy Corporations. Wallasey and Birkenhead also owned and operated the ferries. Crosville express services where allowed through. I think........

Prior to deregulation in 1986, the main reason why there were very few local buses running through the tunnels was simply because the MPTE did not want them to as the policy at the time was to force passengers onto to Merseyrail Wirral lines. From 26.10.86, the privatised bus companies could do whatever they wanted.