Arriva Strike

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RE: Arriva Strike

(15/11/2017 08:02)wimdebusse Wrote:  When the multiple day strikes happen, will Merseytravel step up to the mark and fulfil their remit, which is to ensure an adequate bus service? , I don't know about Liverpool, The Wirral or St Helens, but large areas of Southport will have no bus service! It's OK Merseytravel to say, yes, but six out of the twelve bus routes are operating, but they all work along or near to the A565, leaving most of the inland side of the town including the Hospital without any service. A few years ago Cumfybus attempted to operate a bus route connecting Crossens, High Park, Blowick & Birkdale to the Hospital, a link not provide by MTL but they were forced off by Arriva's predecessor MTL, all the areas that are now solely served by Arriva. I for one will not be using Arriva in Southport in future.

St Helens is a ghost town when Arriva are on strike. Apart from Stagecoach on 10A, Cumfybus on 139, Hattons on 297 (only services heading west), Link Network on 329 and Hattons on 141 and 28 (heading East), Hattons on 140 and Halton on 17 (heading south) and the 137, 156 from HTL (heading North) there is nothing. This sounds like quite a few services but given that the 10A, 139 and 297 practically all head the same way, as do Halton 17 and Hattons 140. No one in St Helens looks for alternative arrangements. They see Arriva are off and cancel all plans. Unsure about elsewhere.

(15/11/2017 08:04)childwallblues Wrote:  As has been said before the only winner appears to be Stagecoach.

*psssst* and Link Network