Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(06/10/2018 18:27)Metroline1511 Wrote:  I think they are on the whole only willing to consider routes around Birkenhead & Wallasey, with those further afield (eg from Eastham Rake to Heswall) being ignored. Maybe Stagecoach will consider a few extra routes in south Wirral shortly?

Possibly. Could that be due to the money made on those routes or is it down to lack of buses and trying to stick to routes close to where they already run.

I have noticed though that the routes they have jumped on are in Stagecoach areas. (83A between Moreton Cross and West Kirby, 18 between Birkenhead and Tollemanche Road. Previously only Avon and Stagecoach ran along these sections). It will be interesting to see how long Arriva stick on routes. Also protecting their areas with the 122 (with Netherton and Thornton being Arriva areas and the 122 practically the same route as the 63, they won't want Stagecoach getting a glimpse of the passenger numbers).