Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

(09/07/2014 12:12)Raawwwrrr! Wrote:  Laird Street only makes the money it does because it's one of the most expensive depots in the merseyside area. A trip on the 464 half the journey can cost £3.50 for a single, and the child fare is almost as bad. Students allegedly don't exist on the Wirral either, and are charged full adult fare accordingly. A single fare through the tunnel is almost the price of a day ticket. Also they're the only operator bar independents that service tourist destination New Brighton and Wallsey.

Speke likewise has no competition anymore since stagecoach cut their dead milage and axed most of the Aintree based routes to Speke, Netherley, Halewood and Garston. They're the only operator bar HTL to serve the Airport, industrial parks, Hope Childwall Campus, Uni of Liverpool and walking distance to LJMU and Hope's city centre campuses. With the exception of the QBP 82/86, all services from Netherley, Halewood, Airport, Speke, Woolton and everywhere between to the City centre are only operated by Arriva.

Yes a single fare thru the tunnel is nearly the price of a day saver,so how are you getting back the other way,swim the river !, most people using those services are on day,weekly or even monthly tickets,Cost per journey when you use one is dramatically cut and the days of buses held together with gaffer tape and offering a pound to town are over, those newer buses operated in South Liverpool and on cross river didn`t come free they have to be paid for and the revenue is there on those services.Bus Companies don`t get the huge grants given out to the likes of Metrolink they have to survive and renew fleet from income.