Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(25/02/2020 12:17)Turbostar Wrote:  From a customer point of view, I’ve found the Streetlites very poor for the 487. Peak hour buses are regularly overcrowded, with people left standing at bus stops. I’ve raised the issue with Merseytravel in the past, as since Stagecoach withdrew route 2 in the Birkenhead area, the problem with overcrowded 487 services has become much worse.

I always used to notice at Sir Thomas Street, the bus stop would be full and all these buses would come in and it wouldn't seem to do much but as soon as a 487 turned up, the bus stop would lose like 2/3rds of the passengers waiting. That was when the 2 was around!

Would it make much difference if you swapped the 464 and 487 between Birkenhead and Kings Road? The 464 can and does have bigger buses on the route whereas the 487 can't really increase the size of the buses because of the bridges and how tight the route can be at times.