Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

[mrd97]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots
There is no money really after Heswall going north on the 22. It would be interesting if it goes between Heswall and Chester like the X22 within a year or so. But that would leave no link at all between West Kirby and Heswall (which really should have a Sunday service as well in my opinion) - merseytravel will have to step in. West Kirby will also lose its last link to Arrowe Park. The only positive is the 22 looks like it will revert to its old route and give Irby Road a Service to West Kirby and Irby Mill a service to Heswall. But this would leave the subsidised 82 redundant. Also will this mean the last bus from Chester will be withdrawn as it terminates at Heswall?

The 2 seems to be well used on the Wirral stretch, particularly to Bebington Station as it offers a link to Liverpool down past Dacre Hill. I heard originally it was to operate between Liverpool and the Croft only, now it seems to be going to be the other end of the route. If they did this, ie had a Liverpool - Bromborough Service and a Chester - Ellesmere Port Service (maybe a 3, which did exist at some point), would that save any money than they spend now?

Whatever happens there’s going to be gaps that will need to be plugged. The change to the X8 means it’s not really going to be that much of an express service in the end.