Old Bus Routes Wirral

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RE: Old Bus Routes Wirral
This thread has brought back some fond memories of the late 90s and early 00s period. It would be great to see a map of Wirral bus routes from this sort of era if anyone has one they could possibly scan?

I just about remember the transition from the Metrorider-operated 501/502 routes which were withdrawn in favour of the 9 in Wallasey. Atlanteans were the mainstay of the 9 for a few years before the more suitable step entry Darts took over. I loved the Atlanteans but they were far too big for this route.

The other service I remember using a lot was the 8/8A, one of which (8A?) went up Mosslands Drive and Mossdene Road as I recall. This was another Atlantean haunt but the odd N-CKB Palatine popped up occasionally which was always a delight. Wasn't the 403/413 a combined replacement for both the 3 and 8 collection of routes? I could be getting the 3 and 8 confused of course.

Lastly, during the early years of the N-CKB/CLVs, I remember the 434 being an all-day route. Can anyone remember how it differed from the present day 433?