Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

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RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

(05/10/2026 11:11)Gateacre Wrote:  The issue of space for luggage has been raised with the Combined Authority at several meetings by a number of representatives that have an interest in the airport and it's surface access requirements.. The conversations related mainly to the 500 and the 86A. The 86A has additional luggage generated from rail passengers at South Parkway which impacts safety and accessible space especially when travelling towards the City Centre..
This will be particularly relevant for the next stage of franchising Liverpool services.

From what I recall the 500 JLA branded ‘Purple’ DB300s that are due for withdrawal have extra luggage rack space. No other vehicles have it. Liverpool Airport’s biggest problem is access. As much as we would like to use our local Airport the access to Manchester is far superior.