Route change history

[Barney]

RE: Route change history
[quote='bootlelad2015' pid='78487' dateline='1439846506']
My first post!

I love the old routes and how they morphed into present day and sadly fell out of favour with the needs of the public so wanted to start a thread based on the routes and the history


Service Route Change/Date
3 Dingle - Walton Withdrawn 84?
City Centre - Kirkby Reintroduced as new route to compete with Fairways F3- 88?
Kirkby - City - Woolton Merged with 5 and becomes cross city route - 1990
218 Fazakerley - city - Woolton Renumbered and rerouted - 92??

Also, does anyone remember a time it ran to Old Roan as opposed to Kirkby or am I imagining that??

The 3 (Dingle -Walton) merged the 85 (Garston -Pier Head) and became the 85 well before deregulation.

I do remember a Kirkby route, possibly the 218, being extended via Waddicar to Bootle New Strand in the early days after deregulation. Also, for a short while the 56 merged with the 11. Passengers were often offered a packed lunch if they were doing the full route.