Route History

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RE: Route History
Looking into the Liverpool-St Helens-Ashton local routes, the main route was/is 320 Liverpool-Wigan now St Helens-Wigan but originally were a collective of routes

1 St Helens-Atherton via Haydock, Ashton. Platt Bridge, Hindley
7/8 St Helens-Thatto Heath-Rainhill-Prescot-Eccleston Park circulars
10 Liverpool-Prescot Oliver Lyme Road
10D Liverpool-Longview
There was a 510 Liverpool-Prescot awhich was a limited stop version of the 10 but was withdrawn in the late 70s

1/7/8/10D were withdrawn at d-reg, 7 & 8 replaced by extending the 10 via Eccleston Park to St Helens & introducing a 10A replacing the 7/8 via Rainhill & Thatto Heath, a 10C was introduced Liverpool-Prescot Thomas Drive.

The 1 was partly replaced by the 2 St Helens-Ashton

The 10C was withdrawn in the summer 91 changes, with the 10 increased in frequency to compensate

I'm not sure when the 510 was introduced but think that was initially Liverpool-Wigan via St Helens & Billinge

The GM Buses wars, the 10 was extended to Manchester, with 510 extended to Bolton, before being cut to operate Liverpool-Wigan/Ashton, i think the 2 was withdrawn when the 10 was extended

The Arriva review of services after they took over MTL, i think the 510 was withdrawn then, 10 cut to Liverpool-St Helens with the Ashton extension being replaced by extra St Helens- Ashton journeys on the 320