HTL Buses

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RE: HTL Buses

(18/04/2013 14:43)mathias Wrote:  Do HTL have any intention of extending Merseytravel's 159 route along Sterrix Lane to cover for the loss of Arriva's 59-NETHERTON/BOOTLE service from 28 April??

It would probably be a bad idea to run it through the Marian Square as Arriva fiercely defend their territory (with higher fares), and there's the added problem of Avon Buses' 122 service (which also runs to Fazakerley Hospital).
A driver at Arriva Bootle reckons the 55-QUEEN SQUARE could run up Gorsey Lane to compensate for the withdrawal of the 59, but -he admits- it's early days.
It'll be interesting to find out what eventually happens....

I really do doubt that Arriva will amend anything to serve Sterrix Lane. After all, nothing has been amended to serve that area from the date that the 59 is withdrawn. In my opinion, there's no need for a bus to Bootle on Sterrix Lane - the 159 covers the Boundary Road section and the 52/52A/55 cover the Gorsey Lane section. The dead 59 is evidence of that.