Merseytravel - Sefton Bus Review

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RE: Merseytravel - Sefton Bus Review

(23/09/2016 07:50)E208 WBG Wrote:  http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/about-us/...eview.aspx

Now merseytravel have completed St Helens and Kirkby there onto the next area sefton for the bus review

As with St Helens and Kirkby, this review is driven by a need to make savings from the tendered bus services costs. Personally, I can see one route which is heavily subsidised but will probably survive. The 206 (Crosby-Hightown) operates Mon-Sat through some of the most affluent areas of Sefton and, almost without exception, carries school children attending the three private schools in Crosby and pensioners living in Blundellsands. I suspect that there will be an attempt to withdraw the 206 but political pressure and grey power will resist this pressure and the savings will be made elsewhere, probably in Bootle or Netherton.