Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

[mrd97]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
I did wonder why the 407 interworks with the 471/2. When the timetable changes, buses have a layover time of 11 minutes in West Kirby, and arrive in Liverpool 2/3 minutes after a 407 leaves to return to West Kirby. 407 West Kirby - Liverpool could be pushed back 5 minutes, giving a layover of 5-6 minutes in West Kirby and make it over to Liverpool in time for a return journey. I struggle to see how it is necessary, as the Stagecoach 471/2 don’t interwork with any other routes at all. On that note, the 471/2 timetable is an absolute mess, Stagecoach services take 2 minutes longer between Arrowe Park and the Halfway house than Arriva services, but only Monday-Friday. This seems very odd, they’re on the same route they should take the same amount of time regardless of operator.