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RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising - moreton407 - 17/09/2026 12:10
Other routes follow most of the 441, eg, 1/x1, 410 and 413/471/472.
There's now an evening and Sunday hourly 492.495, with last journeys from birkenhead at 2250 (495) and 2320 (492).
RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising - MTL0201 - 20/09/2026 10:08
Just a thought, when the 407 goes back Liverpool-Moreton i think it would be better doing the Town Meadow Lane loop the other way round, from Hoylake Road to Millhouse Lane, Town Meadow Lane, Bermuda Road to Hoylake Road.
RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising - 507022 - 20/09/2026 13:58
I presume that the LCR have bought the EVs and Electroliners that are currently on routes in Sefton, Knowsley and South Liverpool and run out of Stagecoach Gillmoss.
What will happen if another operator gets these franchises?
Also, why were these bought such a long time before the franchises start?
RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising - Metroline1511 - 20/09/2026 16:20
(20/09/2026 13:58)507022 Wrote: I presume that the LCR have bought the EVs and Electroliners that are currently on routes in Sefton, Knowsley and South Liverpool and run out of Stagecoach Gillmoss.
What will happen if another operator gets these franchises?
Also, why were these bought such a long time before the franchises start?
I think they are LCR owned and merely leased to Stagecoach, with the lease transferring to another company if they win the Gillmoss/Green Lane franchise in place of Stagecoach.
Given that franchising was decided on around 3 years ago, the delivery dates were academic allowing for imminent/current franchising.
RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising - DVG526 - 20/09/2026 16:29
(20/09/2026 16:20)Metroline1511 Wrote: I think they are LCR owned and merely leased to Stagecoach, with the lease transferring to another company if they win the Gillmoss/Green Lane franchise in place of Stagecoach.
Given that franchising was decided on around 3 years ago, the delivery dates were academic allowing for imminent/current franchising.
It would be a massive surprise if Stagecoach didn’t win GM/GL
RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising - Olympian2100 - 20/09/2026 17:02
(20/09/2026 16:29)DVG526 Wrote: It would be a massive surprise if Stagecoach didn’t win GM/GL
They will also take over Speke depot too.
Mind you, would LCRCA allow Stagecoach to have such a large share of the Franchises?
I believe there was a plan not to allow any bus operator to have more than 30% of the bus operations.
RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising - Route102 - 20/09/2026 18:26
(20/09/2026 16:29)DVG526 Wrote: It would be a massive surprise if Stagecoach didn’t win GM/GL
Equally it would be a massive surprise if Arriva didn’t win GL/GM!
Stagecoach losing 3 huge garages in Manchester to Metroline was a surprise in itself!
RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising - Route102 - 20/09/2026 18:28
(20/09/2026 17:02)Olympian2100 Wrote: They will also take over Speke depot too.
Mind you, would LCRCA allow Stagecoach to have such a large share of the Franchises?
I believe there was a plan not to allow any bus operator to have more than 30% of the bus operations.
An operator can only win one of the tranche 2 lots so it’s either Green Lane AND Gillmoss or Bootle AND Southport or Speke with or without Runcorn.
RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising - St Helens Rider - 20/09/2026 20:03
Latest from G2E Media showing vehicles for Birkenhead at Tanhouse Lane:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wzFBB8CXas
RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising - Metroline1511 - 20/09/2026 21:33
(20/09/2026 18:26)Route102 Wrote: Equally it would be a massive surprise if Arriva didn’t win GL/GM!
Stagecoach losing 3 huge garages in Manchester to Metroline was a surprise in itself!
Mind you, I've read that the garage Arriva are trying the hardest to keep is Speke. So, we shall have to wait and see. All good exciting stuff
