Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

[gka472l]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023...ic-control

[moreton407]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising
Will this be like Manchester and be by depot or something different like by bus service?

[Valandil]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising
Worth mentioning that the article appears to be from October 2023.

[Y458 KNF]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising
Given franchising is happening are what routes if any in the City Region are likely not to be included in the franchising?

[B10B6514]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising
I would say the most complicated one would be Southport's 375 and 385 because there is only a minimal section in the region and tge same in the TfGM one with the majority of it working through Lancashire.

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising
Talk of the 1/X1 not being included otherwise i understand everything else will pass over to LCR, Includes the 360 which hardly gets into Merseyside, serving like 5 stops

[Olympian2100]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

(04/11/2024 18:06)B10B6514 Wrote:  I would say the most complicated one would be Southport's 375 and 385 because there is only a minimal section in the region and tge same in the TfGM one with the majority of it working through Lancashire.

What about the 347 from Chorley - Southport? Roughly 15% of the service is in Merseyside,the majority is in Lancashire.

[Jack]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising
If its going off current depots like Manchester has then i assume 375/385 will be included with Southport, but the 347 will continue as Stagecoach regardless as will the 2 and X2.

[KX03 KYY]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

(04/11/2024 20:10)T42 PVM Wrote:  Talk of the 1/X1 not being included otherwise i understand everything else will pass over to LCR, Includes the 360 which hardly gets into Merseyside, serving like 5 stops

I did hear that there was plans to move the 1/X1 to Chester Depot so it wouldn't be part of the bus franchising, not sure if this is the case still or if Chester have the facilities for the extra buses

[wirralbus]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising
The depot at Waverton has some room but , the X1 and 1 do require a fair few more buses .

Maybe a case of something being withdrawn to allow the buses in up there .