Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

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RE: First Chester & Wirral

Quote:One thing I can never make sense of is why Chester have 3 route 1's. It makes abaolutely no sense to me, it's as though they've gone 'Oh lets make a bus route, stop there there there and there... what shall we number this, 1? Yes 1. Right, lets make another bus route, go round in a circle there, come back. Hmm, what shall we number this, 1? Yes. 1. We'll do one that goes round the other way and number that one 1A. Right, another bus route, go up there, past the Zoo, up to the city. Stop here, there, everywhere. What shall we nu... 1? Oh, are you sure? Oh well I guess that's ok...

The reason is historical. The local Chester route 1 is an ex-Chester City route. The Liverpool 1 operated by First is derived from the former Crosville C1, and the other Arriva 1 is from another former Crosville route, I think the D1.

But yes - it is confusing, and you might have thought First and/or CWaC might have taken rhe opportunity afforded by the QBP to eliminate one of them.