Arriva's Impending North Liverpool Changes

[mathias]

RE: Arriva's Impending North Liverpoool Changes

(13/01/2015 08:40)Barney Wrote:  I also noticed that the 63 is timetabled to run three minutes ahead of Avon's 122 during the day and the Merseytravel 130 in the evenings and Sundays, creating a 27-minute gap in service. Clearly this is an attempt to squeeze out competitors and establish a monopoly of bus services in the area on Arriva's terms.

You'll also notice it's timed to edge ahead of HTL's 159-FAZAKERLEY HOSPITAL at Bootle Strand, and -talking about Bootle Strand- it doesn't use the nearby Merseytravel Bootle Bus Station, thereby avoiding bus station charges!

Call it what you will, but it's a cleverly thought-out route with carefully-engineered timings.

Just a shame Arriva charge £2.20 for a single journey.
With the recent dramatic fall in the price of crude oil, surely it's time for a price cut.