[Archive] Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(17/12/2012 15:45)MTL0201 Wrote:  Don't get the rumoured 410 change, the short journeys will save about 9 minutes journey time in each direction so PVR will still be the same on a 30 minute headway with journey time in the evenings of about 52 minutes on the short journeys when the full length is 61 minutes journey time, so longer layover will have to be timetabled in.

I agree, its hardly going to save any money with such a small change - same drivers hours, just getting payed more to drive less, and the few stops less will save very little in fuel, and if anything will just become an inconvenience rather than a service to the few who wish to travel to the 3 stags or further of an evening.

Although very few people do travel that section, there is still a demand (even at night, the last 410 to clatterbridge gets passengers travelling home from the pub in beb village as far as the golf course)- and seeing as the slight route change is going to save very little, it doesnt make sense!

We shall have to wait and see though, lets not forget theyre only proposed changes as of yet