Route History

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RE: Route History
There was an earlier Merseybus/Crosville bus war in the late 80s, started when Gold Star of St Asaph trading as Busman Buses, introduced routes on the Wirral, both Merseybus & Crosville introduced competing routes against Busman Buses, also against each other, Busman Buses brought & used ex Laird Street Fleetlines which the PTE withdrew at d-reg;

Crosville introduced a route C10 New Brighton-Ellesmere Port, later shortened to Rock Ferry, Merseybus introduced the 9C/10C Chester-Woodside/Liscard via Ellesmere Port, also a 66 Clatterbridge-Stanney Grange, covering a Crosville route, Crosville introduced a 37A West Kirby-Liverpool, covering most of the Merseybus 37 but diverting to Liverpool, think Merseybus responded by introducing the 437, instead of Woodside, Crosville also registered the 41/70/70A, over Merseybus 41/70/70A.

Busman Buses didn't last long, after an agreement Crosville pulled out of operating C10/37A, Merseybus pulled out of operating 41/70/70A, now Stagecoach 41/42, withdrew the 66, Merseybus kept the 9C/10C before revising it to 1C