Mersey Ferries

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RE: Mersey Ferries

(16/12/2015 20:03)wirralbus Wrote:  Oh this is going to be interesting to say the least , you have Woodside with a giant cut up lump of metal called a U boat outside of it .

Oh well i remember a much derided former member of the forum Infamy141 , do you remember him saying this would happen and look at what is going to happen.

To be honest i can see hellfire and damnation being thrown at Merseytravel and Merseyferries over any decisions regarding the Mersey Ferries.

Always found Infamy thought-provoking - and certainly seems he was correct on this one.

I guess they moved the U-Boat once, so I guess they can do it again, but this will likely have a major impact on the tramway and the Transport Museum.

I think there may be strong resistance - a lot of Birkenhead people still see Woodside as their ferry and Seacombe as Wallasey. Certainly on a decent day and if I'm in no hurry - I'll get off the train at Hamilton Square and take the ferry - won't be able to do that at Seacombe. Also I often take visiting friends to Woodside to catch the ferry - I know it's not that much further, but not sure I can be bothered to go to Seacombe.

My overall impression is that Merseytravel is shifting their focus which is good, but increasing the frequency on the triangle at least in the summer and withdrawing all commuter services makes more sense to me.