Halton Transport

[iMarkeh]

RE: Halton Transport

(19/01/2020 14:50)johnluke Wrote:  Was it known all along ie stagecoach withdrawing their widnes journey and arriva trying to withdrew their x1 in preparation for this?

Surely removing the X5 to 'prepare' would be counterintuitive. The X5 would have kept a presence in the area so would have built up a better customer base. Ditching the X5 makes them look not committed to routes and therefore doesn't instill trust in the passengers that Stagecoach will keep running services.

Arriva withdrawing the X1 would have freed up 5 buses but Haltons commercial routes need more than 5 buses. The X1 is in a good position to take some of the Runcorn 61 passengers so it would have been better keeping it as it was to steal some of the extra passengers on that section.