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RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising
(30/08/2026 09:00)T42 PVM Wrote:  I got this reply when asking about the 320 and 352 Services:

"Good morning Terence, from the 6th September all Merseytravel tickets will be valid on bus franchising services including those that cross into other local authority areas. So all Solo tickets including tickets such as £2 fare, Myticket etc. Please see link for all information and prices on Solo tickets and Myticket https://merseytravel.gov.uk/tickets-and-pricing/ Suzi"

This would seem to suggest said Tickets ARE valid full route including on the X3 and 37/37A

It would seem, yeh, but the reply from Merseytravel is ambiguous in that their tickets are valid on franchised services that cross into neighbouring areas, but not that they will be valid in those areas, meaning that because the route has a start / end in Merseyside, as now, the operator will accept MPTE-issued tickets.

The situation with the 37-series routes is interesting as they start and finish in Merseyside, but a big section is in Lancashire. As far as I know, Arriva have a sensible arrangement on the 300 Liverpool - Southport in that they have no problem with a passenger getting on in Merseyside with a Solo / Saveaway / etc, as long as they travelled back into Merseyside - the issue can be if the traveller gets off in Lancashire.

Be interesting to try and get on a 352 in Wigan with an MPTE-issued Solo ticket? Personally, because their costs are covered, I don't think anyone will get any grief from a driver or operator. If Merseytravel want to put their own revenue protection teams on any route, that, of course, is their choice.
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RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising
(30/08/2026 09:00)T42 PVM Wrote:  I got this reply when asking about the 320 and 352 Services:

"Good morning Terence, from the 6th September all Merseytravel tickets will be valid on bus franchising services including those that cross into other local authority areas. So all Solo tickets including tickets such as £2 fare, Myticket etc. Please see link for all information and prices on Solo tickets and Myticket https://merseytravel.gov.uk/tickets-and-pricing/ Suzi"

This would seem to suggest said Tickets ARE valid full route including on the X3 and 37/37A

Yes, I think there's some verbal sleight of hand in their reply.
Those tickets will be valid on those services, but I don't think for the full length of those routes.

Info from link they provided says:
"Solo tickets are valid across Merseyside. If your journey crosses the Merseyside boundary into Cheshire, Halton, Greater Manchester or Lancashire you must pay the extra fare from the boundary."
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RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising
From a post elsewhere, all bar 2 of the E200MMC's for St Helens now have 76 plate allocated....

37634 YX76JZN
37635 YX76JZO
37636 YX76JZP
37637 YX76JZR
37638 YX76JZT
37639 YX76JZU
37640 YX76JZV
37641 YX76JZW
37642 YX76KAA
37643 YX76KAE
37644 YX76KAJ
37645 YX76KAK
37646 YX76KAO
37651 YX76KAU
37652 YX76KBE
37653 YX76KBF
37654 YX76KBJ
37655 YY26FWA
37656 YY26FWB
37657 YX76KBK
37658 YX76KBN
37659 YX76KBO
37660 YX76KBP
37661 YX76KBU
37662 YX76KBV
37663 YX76KBY
37664 YX76KBZ
37665 YX76KCA
37666 YX76KCC
37667 YX76KCE
37668 YX76KCF
37669 YX76KCG
37670 YX76KCJ
37671 YX76KCK
37672 YX76KCN
37673 YX76KCO
37674 YX76KCU
37675 YX76KCV
37676 YX76KCY
37677 YX76KCZ
37678 YX76KDF
37679 YX76KDJ
37680 YX76KDK
37681 YX76KDN
37682 YX76KDO
37683 YX76KDU

Plus some of the Ultroliners for Birkenhead have reg's allocated

3701 MA76ZKN
3702 MA76ZKO
3703 MA76ZKP
3704 MA76ZKR
3705 MA76ZKT
3706 MA76ZKU
3707 MA76ZKV
3708 MA76ZKW
3709 MA76ZKX
3710 MA76ZKZ
3711 MA76ZLE
3712 MA76ZLK
3713 MA76ZLN
3714 MA76ZLO
3715 ????????
3716 MA76ZLU
3717 MA76ZLV
3718 MA76ZLX
3719 MA76ZLZ
3720 MA76ZMO
3721 MA76ZMU

HTH

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RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising
(31/08/2026 21:37)gka472l Wrote:  From a post elsewhere, all bar 2 of the E200MMC's for St Helens now have 76 plate allocated....

37634 YX76JZN
37635 YX76JZO
37636 YX76JZP
37637 YX76JZR
37638 YX76JZT
37639 YX76JZU
37640 YX76JZV
37641 YX76JZW
37642 YX76KAA
37643 YX76KAE
37644 YX76KAJ
37645 YX76KAK
37646 YX76KAO
37651 YX76KAU
37652 YX76KBE
37653 YX76KBF
37654 YX76KBJ
37655 YY26FWA
37656 YY26FWB
37657 YX76KBK
37658 YX76KBN
37659 YX76KBO
37660 YX76KBP
37661 YX76KBU
37662 YX76KBV
37663 YX76KBY
37664 YX76KBZ
37665 YX76KCA
37666 YX76KCC
37667 YX76KCE
37668 YX76KCF
37669 YX76KCG
37670 YX76KCJ
37671 YX76KCK
37672 YX76KCN
37673 YX76KCO
37674 YX76KCU
37675 YX76KCV
37676 YX76KCY
37677 YX76KCZ
37678 YX76KDF
37679 YX76KDJ
37680 YX76KDK
37681 YX76KDN
37682 YX76KDO
37683 YX76KDU

Plus some of the Ultroliners for Birkenhead have reg's allocated

3701 MA76ZKN
3702 MA76ZKO
3703 MA76ZKP
3704 MA76ZKR
3705 MA76ZKT
3706 MA76ZKU
3707 MA76ZKV
3708 MA76ZKW
3709 MA76ZKX
3710 MA76ZKZ
3711 MA76ZLE
3712 MA76ZLK
3713 MA76ZLN
3714 MA76ZLO
3715 ????????
3716 MA76ZLU
3717 MA76ZLV
3718 MA76ZLX
3719 MA76ZLZ
3720 MA76ZMO
3721 MA76ZMU

HTH
I wouldn’t be surprised if pretty much all vehicles end up on 76 plates except those already on the road for VF.

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