Merseytravel Timetable Changes

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RE: Merseytravel Timetable Changes

(20/12/2013 18:43)St Helens Rider Wrote:  They tried going through Ravenhead with the 33A back in 2006. Main problem was it missed out the hospital (going via The Score) but if it were to run down Sherdley Road then both Hospital and Ravenhead could be served with same route.

I know they did, but not having one 33, say every 30 minutes, going via the Hospital would hardly be catastrophic with the 32/A and 35/A running past there still.

I'd also have suspected that passengers favouring the free Eco services would have been more of a reason for them pulling out of running via Ravenhead as opposed to not running past the hospital though.

As I say, particularly with the new Tesco now in place, I do think that running via both Tesco and Ravenhead would now be a viable option with no free service in place. There's greater reach toward the Sutton Manor end of the route with that kind of link coming from the likes of a 33 than the Eco services (which require travel to the town centre first) too.

Running from the top of the Linkway down to Tesco and the retail park would mean the Hospital is served on all journeys but there's also significant potential for the service to get stuck in heavy traffic on the Linkway in doing so.