Merseytravel Timetable Changes

[CX54 DKD (Moderator)]

RE: Merseytravel Timetable Changes
Just a point that Arriva's extensions to Ormskirk only existed when Skem depot ran the 38 so as to reduce dead mileage at the end of the day.

My opinion is also that the 319 is done with now, as much a shame as that may be. The 38 just provides too much competition on the core section of the route and that's unlikely to change unless an operator were to come in and offer significantly cheaper prices on the St Helens - Rainford section, something SLT never did. The amount of students who use the route at its full length don't make it viable to run and the only other passengers who use it the full way are the elderly.

The only way I realistically see any sort of link to Ormskirk working would be for Arriva to extend the 38 out to there or for a 395 modification but then the extension would no doubt be very reliant on the other sections of either route bringing in the money. A change to the 38 would also require changes to the 37 because of the way the routes interwork making an extension even less likely.