Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot

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RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot

(25/07/2018 13:01)iMarkeh Wrote:  If you saw the registration, it would make sense. Halton could be in trouble. The busiest tendered area in Halton is being served. A lot more routes are affected than what meets the eye. I would encourage you to purchase the registration. Like I said, if Admins give permission for me to share the route, I will but as it was posted on another thread about waiting for an official thing from Stagecoach, I don't want to post and get in trouble for it.

"The busiest tendered area".
Halton View/Moorfield Rd may be the busiest tendered area in Widnes, However 'busy' is distortion. It is rare that more than 10 passengers are on a vehicle at any given time to/from this particular area, and most of those who are hold concessionary passes.
The greatest funded/tendered services for Halton Transport are the Merseytavel services and private college contracts. Commercially this falls to the 14/61 and 62.

I'd also like to point out that Halton View is less than a mile from Widnes Train Stn, which has a shorter journey time and is served by three trains an hour direct to Liverpool Lime St, would local commuters really change from this to bus travel?

Your suggestion of route seems to imply targeted direct competition. Rather than travel as per the current X1, a wise suggestion would be operating Halton View via Widnes Town Centre, Farnworth, Cronton College, Bowring Park, Edge Lane, Liverpool (Targeting the 7 and 61) or via Hough Green which would directly target the 14, 79c and Northern stopping train service)