Merseytravel Timetable Changes

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RE: Merseytravel Timetable Changes

(26/10/2018 12:21)Barney Wrote:  Rather by accident than by design, we essntially now have two operators on the Wirral with Arriva and Stagecoach which means we have almost come full circle since 1986 when the MPTE and Crosville were the incumbents. Was it worth the decades of upheaval?

Yes you are right. Interestingly, Stagecoach have benefitted a number times by squeezing out opposition or taking over failed operators. Target travel in Plymouth, Wessex in Bristol, GHA and Avon in Cheshire and Wirral, First in Barnstaple, Northampton, Plymouth, Cheshire and Wirral and consolidated in Sheffield. North East Lancashire and Darlington are the major retreats. There has always been an improvement in rolling stock however if is fair to say.