Arriva North West - Green Lane Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Green Lane Depot

(14/08/2015 19:02)Bevan Price Wrote:  But will they want hordes of football supporters on new buses, especially after the match in which (hopefully) the likes of Chelsea or MU lost ??

"Hordes of football supporters on new buses"? What are you suggesting? That these buses will be subject to severe vandalism or worse? You seem to have a very jaundiced view of football supporters.

The fact is that very few, if any Chelsea or M U fans would be inclined to use local service buses to get to and from Anfield. My experience is that the fans who use these services, apart from the locals, speak English with a Scandinavian or Oriental accent. Also, these vehicles are far more prone to vandalism when in normal service, particularly during school term time. The recently introduced football specials Stagecoach services 917 and 919 from St John's Lane do not suffer from any vandalism at all.

For those of us old enough to remember, prior to bus deregulation, the then main operator (MPTE) ran football specials to and from all outlying districts of greater Liverpool, often using brand new buses. In doing so, probably 50% of supporters travelled to the stadia by bus. I wonder what it is now?