Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

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RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral

(07/08/2016 16:53)trixmax2000 Wrote:  The was a link from Runcorn to St Helens in the early 1990's the route number been 20/20B starting on the Busway the 20 would go via Halton Lodge with the 20B via Beechwood, they would follow the same route via Weston Point then Widnes Halton View and Bold Heath then Clock Face and New Street, there was one working that would swop the East Lance Dart around 10am for a ex WMPTE Metrobus.
North Western did a deal with MTL to end the service in exchange for some thing or other,

As for the evening 21 this is a Cheshire West contract and up to a few years ago it did run to Runcorn plus on a Sunday Halton Transport worked this,

It also went to Warrington via Moore the contact then joint with Cheshire CC Halton Council and Warrington these two decided not to renew the contact,

As for the Sunday services in Runcorn Arriva services are all commercial and do and do not receive any funding

Ah I don't remember these services.

I'm aware of the old 21 services. Widnes commercial motors ran the evening services. Pretty much dead everyday, but in all fairness, you wouldn't have thought it was a public bus service if you saw it coming towards you.

As for the Halton services, the 21/31 Sunday services were quite baffling, serving areas that didn't really need a Sunday service, or taking quite a long route around. At one point, the 21 after Halton lea used to serve Halton village, Weston point/village and beechwood before continuing into Widnes. They were just strangely routed which is why I think the services weren't well used, despite the funding put into them. I think stagecoach could provide that better service if they just mirrored Arriva and kept the route the one that people know.

I can't see it happening to be honest, but it would be nice