Arriva North West - Speke Depot (Old Closed Thread)

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RE: Arriva North West - Speke Depot

(22/07/2016 21:24)Barney Wrote:  Over the Christmas period the loaders earned their money but for most of the time they weren't really needed. From what I recall there were probably eight or ten of them employed throughout the night which must have eaten into the profit margins of both Arriva and Stagecoach.

The loaders didn't seem necessary when the N86 used to run year-round either. I used the route fairly regularly for a couple of years and never encountered any trouble at all. This compares with the N450 which I used a handful of times and saw a fight, loud arguing and casual racism on board. It wasn't nicknamed the 'Fight Bus' for nothing!