Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

[busdude]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(01/04/2022 18:39)wirralbus Wrote:  The cut to the 418 im sure is the precursor to the actual route being withdrawn and the section of the route via Prenton Dell added to another route , The 418 has been the victim of a thousand cuts over the years reducing its viability.

Although the route has been reduced to a 40 minute frequency. I do think the timetable compliments other routes much better. Especially between Beechwood and Laird Street. The 418 and 495 would often follow each other along that section of the route as they were timed very closely together. Especially first thing of a morning you would have the 216, 418 and 495 running very closely together covering the same route. I feel that it’s not as closely timed to the 16/17 between Mount Road and Arrowe park as well. Maybe this will increase patronage? Who knows, Time will tell the future of this services survival