Merseytravel - Sefton Bus Review

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Merseytravel - Sefton Bus Review

(23/09/2016 09:06)Barney Wrote:  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.

One route I'm surprised survived the St Helens review was the 157 between Rainford and Ashton, at one end serving quite affluent areas. I thought it might have been reduced in frequency maybe but no change what so ever. The only 2 reasons possibly being the well off area as mentioned and because part of it is funded by TfGM at the Ashton end. When some Town routes and areas (some in quite poor areas) going busless, this route survived. I can see comparisons between the 157 and 206.