Posts Tagged ‘Merseytravel’

More hired in buses, contract changes and new deliveries!

Since the last blog update there have been yet more contract changes resulting in further buses being hired in with some operators, due to the unexpected decision by Supertravel/Homes Hames Travel to end all of its stage services with immediate effect from 13/10/2011. Emergency contracts were let to various operators for the services previously operated Continue reading →

More Merseytravel Contract Changes!

More Merseytravel route contracts have changed between operators today, amongst the changes inthe Liverpool area being Sunday AM route 161 (Liverpool – Rainhill) moving to ACE Travel from Halton Transport, Sunday 168 (Aigburth – Bootle) moving to ACE Travel from Arriva (Peoplesbus still operate alternate Sunday diagrams as before) and routes 173/4 (Belle Vale – Continue reading →

Peoplesbus start operating routes 173 & 174

Peoplesbus began operating routes 173 (Belle Vale – Sefton Park) & 174 (Belle Vale – Penny Lane/Allerton Library) today after a one week gap, replacing Supertravel who stopped running it last Sunday. Peoplesbus have 4 Dart MPDs on loan from Dawsons Rentals to operate the route, those being YT51 EAA, KU52 RXF, KU52 RXG & Continue reading →

Supertravel Contract Changes

From Monday 11th July 2011 large number of routes previously operated by Supertravel changed to different operators with very short notice. Those that remain with Supertravel are all transferred to the Home James Travel licence, following various changes at the company. Route 163 (Belle Vale – Halewood) is now operated by HTL Buses, along with Continue reading →

Park (your horse) and Ride

The latest in integrated transport is now available on the streets of Liverpool, noted today in Wavertree, the worlds first park (your horse) and ride bus stop! Back to reality, the steps shown to the right of the bus stop were apparently constructed such that years ago people riding their horses could mount or dismount Continue reading →

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