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(17/01/2026 12:53)chris-s Wrote: [ -> ]Heard next Friday, the delay was due to a legal matter...its better to delay and do things the correct way than get it wrong.

Yes, I quite agree.

The draft list of services for Sefton, Knowsley and Liverpool has been published by the CA:

https://liverpoolcityregion-ca.moderngov...20List.pdf

The associated doc outlines the following list of improvements:
For Knowsley the following network changes are being made:
• Regular link between Kirkby and Halewood seven-days a week via Huyton
Industrial Estate
• Direct service between Halewood and Whiston Hospital
• Improved provision to Broadgreen Hospital
• Improved provision to Knowsley Village and Knowsley Industrial Park
• Evening & Sunday journeys introduced on some services

For Liverpool the following network changes are being taken forward:
• Improved link from Speke, Mossley Hill, Smithdown Road, and Vauxhall to
Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool Women’s University Hospital, and
Knowledge Quarter
• A more consistent and customer friendly timetable linking Netherley to
Broadgreen Hospital, Alder Hey Hospital, and Liverpool Women’s University
Hospital
• Introduction of a half hourly service along Great Howard Street
• Evening & Sunday journeys introduced on some services

For Sefton the following network changes are being taken forward:
• Circular service introduced in Southport improving links to Southport &
Formby District General Hospital
• Introduction of a service linking to Ocean Plaza in Southport
• Improved links from Litherland and Pendle to Aintree University Hospital
• Evening & Sunday journeys introduced on some services
• Evening journeys on service 300 to operate in full to/from Southport

https://liverpoolcityregion-ca.moderngov...Update.pdf

Interesting the proposed Frequencies have not been mentioned, they was with St Helens as seen in the following link

https://liverpoolcityregion-ca.moderngov...x?ID=77567

(18/01/2026 21:26)peter Wrote: [ -> ]The draft list of services for Sefton, Knowsley and Liverpool has been published by the CA:

https://liverpoolcityregion-ca.moderngov...20List.pdf

The associated doc outlines the following list of improvements:
For Knowsley the following network changes are being made:
• Regular link between Kirkby and Halewood seven-days a week via Huyton
Industrial Estate
• Direct service between Halewood and Whiston Hospital
• Improved provision to Broadgreen Hospital
• Improved provision to Knowsley Village and Knowsley Industrial Park
• Evening & Sunday journeys introduced on some services

For Liverpool the following network changes are being taken forward:
• Improved link from Speke, Mossley Hill, Smithdown Road, and Vauxhall to
Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool Women’s University Hospital, and
Knowledge Quarter
• A more consistent and customer friendly timetable linking Netherley to
Broadgreen Hospital, Alder Hey Hospital, and Liverpool Women’s University
Hospital
• Introduction of a half hourly service along Great Howard Street
• Evening & Sunday journeys introduced on some services

For Sefton the following network changes are being taken forward:
• Circular service introduced in Southport improving links to Southport &
Formby District General Hospital
• Introduction of a service linking to Ocean Plaza in Southport
• Improved links from Litherland and Pendle to Aintree University Hospital
• Evening & Sunday journeys introduced on some services
• Evening journeys on service 300 to operate in full to/from Southport

https://liverpoolcityregion-ca.moderngov...Update.pdf

What seems to be listed as route 5 (Liverpool to Sandhills) is what I assume is the 2 now.....can't see any reason to renumber it as there doesn't seem to be a route 2 anywhere else.....

(19/01/2026 01:49)gka472l Wrote: [ -> ]What seems to be listed as route 5 (Liverpool to Sandhills) is what I assume is the 2 now.....can't see any reason to renumber it as there doesn't seem to be a route 2 anywhere else.....

I'm confused by this one now, the 2 goes down Regent Road [which is parallel to Great Howard Street] no regular route has gone down Great Howard Street since Avon went belly up [was 135/235] & Great Howard Street is an awkward area to serve anyway with it being mostly Industrial area, the 136 goes that was but only 3 to 4 journey's in both peaks Monday to Friday

All needs checking.
One basic error noticed straight away, showing under Liverpool -
81/81A does not run from the City Centre to Liverpool Airport. It runs from Bootle via Queens Drive, Woolton & Hunts Cross to Liverpool Airport

(19/01/2026 01:49)gka472l Wrote: [ -> ]What seems to be listed as route 5 (Liverpool to Sandhills) is what I assume is the 2 now.....can't see any reason to renumber it as there doesn't seem to be a route 2 anywhere else.....

Although not a Metro route, the Southport - Preston route is also numbered 2 which is probably the reason for the change of number for the City Centre - Sandhills route.

(18/01/2026 21:26)peter Wrote: [ -> ]The draft list of services for Sefton, Knowsley and Liverpool has been published by the CA:

https://liverpoolcityregion-ca.moderngov...20List.pdf

The associated doc outlines the following list of improvements:
For Knowsley the following network changes are being made:
• Regular link between Kirkby and Halewood seven-days a week via Huyton
Industrial Estate
• Direct service between Halewood and Whiston Hospital
• Improved provision to Broadgreen Hospital
• Improved provision to Knowsley Village and Knowsley Industrial Park
• Evening & Sunday journeys introduced on some services

For Liverpool the following network changes are being taken forward:
• Improved link from Speke, Mossley Hill, Smithdown Road, and Vauxhall to
Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool Women’s University Hospital, and
Knowledge Quarter
• A more consistent and customer friendly timetable linking Netherley to
Broadgreen Hospital, Alder Hey Hospital, and Liverpool Women’s University
Hospital
• Introduction of a half hourly service along Great Howard Street
• Evening & Sunday journeys introduced on some services

For Sefton the following network changes are being taken forward:
• Circular service introduced in Southport improving links to Southport &
Formby District General Hospital
• Introduction of a service linking to Ocean Plaza in Southport
• Improved links from Litherland and Pendle to Aintree University Hospital
• Evening & Sunday journeys introduced on some services
• Evening journeys on service 300 to operate in full to/from Southport

https://liverpoolcityregion-ca.moderngov...Update.pdf

Why does it take franchising to make these improvements, shouldn't Merseytravel have made these changes already and saved the region millions of pounds?

(18/01/2026 21:54)T42 PVM Wrote: [ -> ]Interesting the proposed Frequencies have not been mentioned, they was with St Helens as seen in the following link

https://liverpoolcityregion-ca.moderngov...x?ID=77567

Also, no mention of bus routes from outside of Merseyside that would need permits, i.e., 2/X2 (Preston-Southport-Liverpool), 347 (Chorley-Southport), 375/385 (Southport-Wigan) and 79C/82A (Runcorn-Liverpool)

They cant even get the St Helens franchise right so doubt any of this will be