Arriva network following takeover of MTL (April 2000)

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RE: Arriva network following takeover of MTL (April 2000)

(22/08/2020 20:29)MTL0201 Wrote:  I'm sure after the Arrive revised network it was, the 18 became the 50, 90 was withdrawn, as the 50 served Endbutt Lane via the 18, 90 went via Chesterfield Road, the 17 Formby-Banks was extended to Liverpool to replace X8, or 284 increased in frequency, the 210 became 10B, the Merseytravel smart service 1 was replaced by the 11, with the 11 City-Huyton withdrawn.

It was around this time the 300 was increased to every 30 minutes with 302 withdrawn.

You're slightly incorrect here.

18 was simply withdrawn, but the 57 diverted via Kingsway & Endbutt Lane to compensate, the 50 was a straight forward renumbering of the 90

17 wasn't extended to replace the X8, however upon Southport review did become 47. The 284 & 57 eventually combined to become 48 before various extensions etc resulted in 47/48/48A grouping eventually resulting in the now 47