Arriva North West - Southport Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Southport Depot

(10/04/2014 20:56)skemnational Wrote:  Ive Said it Before The 375/385 should only run to Skelmersdale and be made a 15 minute service,Then the 395 should run Wigan to Skelmersdale,Every 15 mins saves the buses this and it wouldnt take fitters 2 hrs to get to Wigan for a breakdown...

A problem with this is that a 15-minute frequency on the Southport to Ormskirk corridor would probably be a bit of an overkill. The demand on that corridor isn't the same as the demand on the Ormskirk to Wigan corridor. Furthermore, a decent-sized network covers the route between the town centre and hospital areas in Southport - a more-frequent 375/385 could affect their viability.

If I remember correctly, a summer limited-stop X85 was trialled a few years ago between Skelmersdale, Ormskirk and Southport. Obviously, that wasn't successful - thus ruling-out an express service option.