Upcoming service changes in Merseyside

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Upcoming service changes in Merseyside

(08/01/2025 17:20)St Helens Rider Wrote:  Route 921 Gillars Green - St Helens - Omega Business Park - New daily service to be introduced betwween Gillars Green and Omega Business Park via St Helens. Starts on 20 January 2025. Operated by Howards Travel.

Changes from 10th February.

Service is increased with two additional journeys in each direction.

Although not mentioned on the timetable, these additional journey now fit in better with shift patterns with some of the warehouses on Omega Business Park.

[busdude]

RE: Upcoming service changes in Merseyside
PC1047147/37 A2B TRAVEL (UK) LTD, 5 PRENTON WAY, NORTH CHESHIRE TRADING ESTATE, PRENTON, CH43 3DU Operating between Birkenhead Bus Station, Birkenhead and Conway Park Rail Station given service number 91 / 91A effective from 09 February 2025.


According to this week’s cancellations, it seems A2B are cancelling the 91/91A from Sunday. ?there’s no mention on the Merseytravel website about it. Anyone know if it’s true or whether Arriva or Stagecoach will take over ?

[KX03 KYY]

RE: Upcoming service changes in Merseyside

(06/02/2025 13:57)busdude Wrote:  PC1047147/37 A2B TRAVEL (UK) LTD, 5 PRENTON WAY, NORTH CHESHIRE TRADING ESTATE, PRENTON, CH43 3DU Operating between Birkenhead Bus Station, Birkenhead and Conway Park Rail Station given service number 91 / 91A effective from 09 February 2025.


According to this week’s cancellations, it seems A2B are cancelling the 91/91A from Sunday. ?there’s no mention on the Merseytravel website about it. Anyone know if it’s true or whether Arriva or Stagecoach will take over ?

That's a intresting one unless there a service change due up or a error surly can't just cancel a route without usual 90 day notice?

[Liamkennedy2231]

RE: Upcoming service changes in Merseyside
From the Green Lane thread (seemed more appropriate in here):

(02/02/2025 18:02)Route102 Wrote:  As the Click Speke service is closing in April a replacement 211 service will commence. The Click sprinters will be withdrawn in the coming weeks.

Is the new 211 likely to be operated by Arriva from the Speke depot? It would make sense seeing as they now have wheel-forward Streetlites to negotiate tighter roads, and the fact they took over a handful of other former HTL tendered routes in the area (i.e. 166/188 and 3/3A).

But saying that HTL still has the 174 in Belle Vale and the 17 in Widnes, so I don't think it would be too far a stretch for them to take the 211 back, which would happily suit their Sprinters?

[KX03 KYY]

RE: Upcoming service changes in Merseyside

(08/02/2025 19:36)Liamkennedy2231 Wrote:  From the Green Lane thread (seemed more appropriate in here):


Is the new 211 likely to be operated by Arriva from the Speke depot? It would make sense seeing as they now have wheel-forward Streetlites to negotiate tighter roads, and the fact they took over a handful of other former HTL tendered routes in the area (i.e. 166/188 and 3/3A).

But saying that HTL still has the 174 in Belle Vale and the 17 in Widnes, so I don't think it would be too far a stretch for them to take the 211 back, which would happily suit their Sprinters?

I suspect the 211 will carry on with Arriva Green lane using the ex Manchester Sprinters and interwork with 201 (like Speke Click service and 201 do currently)

[Liamkennedy2231]

RE: Upcoming service changes in Merseyside

(09/02/2025 07:06)KX03 KYY Wrote:  I suspect the 211 will carry on with Arriva Green lane using the ex Manchester Sprinters and interwork with 201 (like Speke Click service and 201 do currently)

Sorry, my fault for cutting the quote down! It said in the same post that GL are due to only get two permanent Sprinters between Clatterbridge and the 201 so I think they are planning to split them.

Would make sense to keep them interworked though to keep cost down, as it’s mostly concessionary pass holders who will use it.

[Liamkennedy2231]

RE: Upcoming service changes in Merseyside
Merseytravel has now opened a consultation for the replacement of the Arriva Click Speke service.

They’re going back to a scheduled circular bus service, but have proposed two options for the routing and timetable which are:

Proposal 1 - A 40 minute service (identical to the previous 211 circular route within the Speke estate) including (amongst other roads);
South Parade, Dam Wood Road, Speke Town Lane, Tarbock Road, Morrisons Supermarket, Millwood Road, Maintree Crescent, Elloway Road, East Millwood Road, East Dam Wood Road.

Proposal 2 - A 60 minute service that takes in all of the above, but also extends to;
Woodend Avenue, Hillfoot Avenue (for connection with Hunts Cross Rail Station), Speke Hall Road (Hunts Cross Shopping Centre - Asda, Matalan, B&M), Speke Boulevard (Home Bargains, Food Warehouse, Speke Training & Education Centre), Penketh Drive then onto Millwood Road etc.

Personally I think Proposal 2 makes the most sense. It combines the 211 with the old ‘Asda Free Bus’ ran by HTL quite a few years ago, which was quite popular, but wasn’t commercially viable for Asda to keep it running towards the end.

[Raawwwrrr!]

RE: Upcoming service changes in Merseyside

(13/02/2025 22:25)Liamkennedy2231 Wrote:  Merseytravel has now opened a consultation for the replacement of the Arriva Click Speke service.

Personally I think Proposal 2 makes the most sense. It combines the 211 with the old ‘Asda Free Bus’ ran by HTL quite a few years ago, which was quite popular, but wasn’t commercially viable for Asda to keep it running towards the end.

It also allows for a clockwork timetable that is less confusing for passengers

[iMarkeh]

RE: Upcoming service changes in Merseyside

(13/02/2025 22:25)Liamkennedy2231 Wrote:  Merseytravel has now opened a consultation for the replacement of the Arriva Click Speke service.

Can you please link to said consultation? I can't find any info on it in the normal places.

[Liamkennedy2231]

RE: Upcoming service changes in Merseyside

(14/02/2025 08:50)iMarkeh Wrote:  Can you please link to said consultation? I can't find any info on it in the normal places.

Here’s the link:

https://online1.snapsurveys.com/ArrivaClickSpeke

I’ll attach a picture I got sent of the poster as well for authenticity, as I know the link doesn’t look too official