Happy Als

[Liamkennedy2231]

RE: Happy Als

(14/10/2020 22:08)iMarkeh Wrote:  Can much more be sub contracted? Many operators don't have huge amounts of buses available all day. Those which have spare buses and drivers have them outside of school bus times with those being the main focus. The lowest PVRs on routes is Runcorn locals and the 345. I think the next step for Arriva could be cutting back on very high frequency routes or working with Stagecoach to get them to run more on QBPs.

Keeping with Als and the 699 though, I am surprised to see such a drop in frequency.

Yeah, considering it has temporarily shifted to being a Merseytravel tendered service during the day, they would have had to make some compromises due to financial constraints. I think that would be the main reason for the drop in frequency. Unless Arriva are giving money to Merseytravel to run the service, I don't know. However, it does say the service is provided by Merseytravel, unlike the X1, which is stated as 'run on behalf of Arriva by MP Travel'.