Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

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RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

(Today 01:10)CX06 EBK Wrote:  The Streetdecks and the longer Enviros have less seats than those buses as they have two wheelchair bays which is the standard for the LCR going forward. The EVs in Liverpool have the exact same issue where they have replaced buses with higher capacities.

The bridge on the way out of St Helens is signed at 14'6 much like the one by Aintree Asda which the Streetdecks at Gillmoss are cleared to go under. So I can't see it being much of an issue here - but to start they'll have the ability to use 13'10 Enviro 400 MMCs if it was an issue.

In reference to the X3, I believe it is around 5 stops only across the route - the first of which out of St Helens is at the Hospital. I can't recall the rest of them at the moment. Funny that they haven't taken the opportunity to extend the 89s last trips to the Airport either.

I agree that the 352 will be operated with deckers. As you point out they have the option of the Enviro 400 MMC's but hopefully as you say they can use the new Ultroliners. The bridge is signed as 4.4m (14'6) which means that no vehicles "over" the height shown may pass the sign, so the bridge is likely a good few inches higher than 4.4.m (14'6). The Ultroliners are actually listed as having a height of 4.395m so they are actually below the maximum permissible height of 4.4m so "they should" be able to pass under the bridge without issue.