Arriva Click Coming To Merseyside

[The Falcon]

RE: Arriva Click Coming To Merseyside

(05/11/2019 16:16)iMarkeh Wrote:  Let's be honest, they don't really need assault screens. Destination screens do show the bus number but nothing a bit of paper in the window couldn't solve.
I know they aren't low floor, all you do then is ask for people to specify wheelchair accessible vehicle upon booking.

The 5 buses (plus 2 EVM low floor models) wouldn't make a huge improvement to the zone but it must be able to help increase it a small bit. Surely you could get Hale, Belle Vale and Childwall in with 5 (or 7) minibuses.

The assault screens are union requirement!
A piece of paper in the window doesn’t do anything for the image
People specify wheelchair access now
5 buses in Kent may also be shared with Leicester, possibly even making use of them as training buses until the lease expires.
Where are you getting the other 2 EVM models from?
The increase of the zone incurs development costs plus they would need to consider whether these areas have demand.

For now it’s best to concentrate on making the current area as efficient as possible before carrying over any issues to an expanded zone.
Expansion will follow but need to consider best areas to serve and do a big expansion to keep costs down. This might require a bigger fleet than at present.