Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(17/04/2026 23:14)MTL0201 Wrote:  I was on the 487 from Liverpool to Neston the other day & the bus was standing room only after leaving Birkenhead Town Centre [this was the 12pm service from Liverpool], that left me thinking, should this route be rerouted in Neston so deckers can be allocated to it?

This has been a long standing (pardon the pun) issue with the 487 for a while now, particularly in the evening as it’s the only bus serving Higher Bebington, it’s also timed at the same time as the 38A so sometimes gets all the load for Higher Tranmere as well. The route needs reviewing, absolutely no need to be serving Little Neston/Ness Gardens every 30 mins with the bus often running empty or very lightly loaded beyond the Three Stags. An alternative option could be to swap route with the 464 going via Church Road instead to take some pressure off.