Polarbear
Established Member
I note that Merseyside are expanding their network of Quality Partnership bus routes once again. From 8 July, the Wirral joins the scheme on two core routes.
Quality Partnerships have been established on certain trunk routes in Merseyside over the last year or two where two operators accept each other's daily & weekly (but not monthly) tickets & timetables are coordinated over core sections of route http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/information_bus_quality-bus-network.asp
From 8 July, not only does the Wirral join this scheme, but some of the routes are extending into Cheshire West too. Services between Chester, Ellesmere Port, Birkenhead and Liverpool are to be renumbered and operated jointly between Arriva and First. Additionally, services between Liverpool & Heswall are going to come under the Quality Partnership scheme.
As regards the Chester routes, the current routes 3 (Chester - Rivacre operated by First) and 401 (Chester - Liverpool operated by Arriva) are being replaced by a new jointly run route 2 that amalgamates parts of each route. The present service 1 (Chester - Cheshire Oaks - Liverpool) operated by First will be jointly run with Arriva. Finally, there will also be an express service between Chester and Ellesmere Port (service X2 & again, jointly operated between First & Arriva).
Are there any other areas of the UK where this sort of initiative is being rolled out?
Quality Partnerships have been established on certain trunk routes in Merseyside over the last year or two where two operators accept each other's daily & weekly (but not monthly) tickets & timetables are coordinated over core sections of route http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/information_bus_quality-bus-network.asp
From 8 July, not only does the Wirral join this scheme, but some of the routes are extending into Cheshire West too. Services between Chester, Ellesmere Port, Birkenhead and Liverpool are to be renumbered and operated jointly between Arriva and First. Additionally, services between Liverpool & Heswall are going to come under the Quality Partnership scheme.
As regards the Chester routes, the current routes 3 (Chester - Rivacre operated by First) and 401 (Chester - Liverpool operated by Arriva) are being replaced by a new jointly run route 2 that amalgamates parts of each route. The present service 1 (Chester - Cheshire Oaks - Liverpool) operated by First will be jointly run with Arriva. Finally, there will also be an express service between Chester and Ellesmere Port (service X2 & again, jointly operated between First & Arriva).
Are there any other areas of the UK where this sort of initiative is being rolled out?