tfbg2011005: Liver Travel

Thanks N130.

Liver Travel's new Southport operation has kicked off with a BANG over these past few days! Passengers have been very impressed with the modern, clean vehicles used on their services! We hope that all of our fleet can be up to the standards of Southport in the not to distant future!

Their are big plans afoot for our operations over the next few weeks! Many vehicles are down for purchase over the next few weeks and these are

10x T reg Optare Solo's from Wrexham Transport for Blackpool.
9x 07 plate Wright Pulsar's from Arriva Wales for Huyton.
3x V reg Dennis Dart's from Northern Link, where they will be allocated is not yet decided.
2x T reg DAF Prestige's from LMT, likely to be allocated to Blackpool.

The Solo's will be used on routes which suit them most, lower earning services.

The Pulsars, due to their modern age, will be used on route 34. Displacing the DAF vehicles used on there to Blackpool. Two DAF Myllenium's will be fitted with luggage racks before entering service in Blackpool, details of that will be announced shortly.

The Dart's have no set allocation as of yet, although it is likely the vehicles will joing similar aged vehicles at Huyton.

The Prestige's will be based at Blackpool.

Here is a quick guide regarding our bus services over the festive period.

Christmas Eve - Services will run to a normal frequency until 8:00PM when NO services will run.

Christmas Day - NO commercial services run by Liver Travel will operate. Only free services funded by Merseytravel will operate. We run the 10X, 44X and 102X.

Boxing Day - Services will run from 9AM to a Bank Holiday frequency.

New Years Eve - Services will run to a normal frequency until 8:00PM when NO services will run.

New Years Day - Services will run from 12PM to a reduced Bank Holiday frequency.

From the team at Liver Travel, have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Due to both the Alero and fitter van picking up Solo's today, Dart L3 VER (S874 SNB) has been used on driver shunt duties today.

Our company profile. It includes all vehicles we have purchased off other operators, even the ones we haven't received yet.

This weeks accounts.

Thanks N130!

Today has been a very successful day for our new services in Blackpool! They were very well used throughout the day and provided some very helpful links!

On another note, X211 HHE will transfer to Blackpool very soon. Once CX07 CSZ returns from our works in Blackpool.

Pulsar CX07 CSZ entered service on the 34 today. It was very well liked by both drivers and passengers. It is currently still out and is expected to be booked off at around 20:00. CX07 CTE will enter service tomorrow.

Both X211 HHE and X212 HHE have transferred to Blackpool.

Here is a list of what Huyton depot's allocations are planned to be in a few weeks time:

Service 1: A 9.3M Dart, substituted by another 9.3M upon breakdown.
Service 2: A 9.3M Dart, substituted by another 9.3M upon breakdown.
Service 3: 61 plate E200's substituted by a 9.3M Dart upon breakdown.
Service 4: A 9.3M Dart, substituted by another 9.3M upon breakdown.
Service 4A: A 9.3M Dart, substituted by another 9.3M upon breakdown.
Service 5: A 9.3M Dart, substituted by another 9.3M upon breakdown.
Service 7: T618, 9, 20, 21, and 23PNC substituted by R603 MHN upon breakdown.
Service 11 (coming soon): T608 and 9JBA and V627, 8 and 34DVU. Substituted by R603MHN upon breakdown.
Service 34: 2 Wright Cadets, 2 ADL E200's, 7 Plaxton Presidents and 9 Wright Pulsars. Substituted by V115 LGC upon breakdown.
Service 63: V reg Myllenium's substituted by another V reg Myllenium upon breakdown.
Service 68: V624 DBN, V625, 9, 30 and 31DVU. Substituted by a V reg Myllenium or R603 MHN upon breakdown.
Service Soccerexpress 900: T reg B10LA's substituted. by R54 XVM or R255 WRJ or V115 LGC upon breakdown.
Service X20: 08 plate Wright Eclipse's and 03 plate Scania OmniCity's substituted by V115 LGC upon breakdown.

Liver Travel Sunday update

Liver Travel are pleased to announce a vast amount of vehicles have been acquired for more expansion, these are:

M388 VWX (Volvo B10B Alexander Strider)
R401 XFL (Dennis Dart 10.7M Marshall Capital)
R402 XFL (Dennis Dart 10.7M Marshall Capital)
R403 XFL (Dennis Dart 10.7M Marshall Capital)
R404 XFL (Dennis Dart 10.7M Marshall Capital)
R405 XFL (Dennis Dart 10.7M Marshall Capital)
R406 XFL (Dennis Dart 10.7M Marshall Capital)
R407 XFL (Dennis Dart 10.7M Marshall Capital)
S341 KHN (DAF SB220 Plaxton Prestige)
S342 KHN (DAF SB220 Plaxton Prestige)
S343 KHN (DAF SB220 Plaxton Prestige)
S344 KHN (DAF SB220 Plaxton Prestige)
S345 KHN (DAF SB220 Plaxton Prestige)
S346 KHN (DAF SB220 Plaxton Prestige)
S347 KHN (DAF SB220 Plaxton Prestige)
S348 KHN (DAF SB220 Plaxton Prestige)
S349 KHN (DAF SB220 Plaxton Prestige)
T74 AUA (DAF SB220 Ikarus)
T75 AUA (DAF SB220 Ikarus)
T76 AUA (DAF SB220 Ikarus)
T78 AUA (DAF SB220 Ikarus)
T79 AUA (DAF SB220 Ikarus)
T83 AUA (DAF SB220 Ikarus)

R401 XFL and M388 VWX are for preservation, with M388 being preserved in CMT Buses livery and R401 being preserved in Halton Transport livery.

The rest of the Marshalls will be shared out between all 3 depots, to act as reserve vehicles. The Marshalls will withdrawn R603 MHN at Huyton, it will be stripped of all useful parts before being sent to PVS Barnsley for scrap.

All the Prestige's will be allocated to Southport for expansion there.

The Ikarus' will be used at Huyton for a new route (details soon).

Liver Travel are also pleased to announce that we have ordered 5 Volvo B9TL Wright Gemini's for use on our busiest route, the 34. These vehicles will be fitted with leather seating, Wi-Fi, tables and laminate flooring! The Gemini's will displace the E200's and the Cadet's off the 34, as well as leaving one President spare for the 34. The 2 E200's and 2 Cadet's will be used on route 7, displacing 4 Marshall's to run a new route alongside another vehicle.

Also, the ex LMT Prestige's will also be based at Southport.

Keep an eye out for these vehicles hitting the road soon!

LMT would be interested in acquiring R603 MHN for preservation.

Thanks,

You can have it for £1000!

Sounds good to me mate, it's a deal.

Cheers,

It will be delivered to your Green Lane depot at midday tomorrow!

No probs mate, thanks!

This weeks accounts and company profile.

Thanks N130.

Northern Link will deliver the 3 Dennis Dart Marshall Capitals to you tomorrow!

Excellent, we will pay you upon delivery!

V627, 8 and 34 DVU were today acquired from Northern Link. V628 DVU will have a mechanical once-over before entering service due to it being unreliable for it's previous operator.

Liver Travel's annual Staff Christmas Party will be held on Friday 16th December at the Huyton Suite.

Dart L7 VER (S876 SNB) got stuck in today's snowfall whilst operating Huyton local service 4. This service goes around housing estates and sadly got stuck as it turned a corner. Fitters were quick to attend with van DK61 TKA and President NK51 UCR. We then used the President to pull the Dart out of trouble. It subsequently returned light to our Huyton depot. ALL Huyton local services were suspended as of 14:00, and may not resume tomorrow. Fitters and myself (the MD of Liver Travel) will go on a road test tomorrow morning to see whether it is safe for them to operate. We must apologise for any problems this may cause.

All other services are unaffected.

LMT North Western have very kindly agreed to run our Huyton Circular and Huyton - Stockbridge route tomorrow! This is due to our drivers refusing to run on routes on back roads.

All Liver Travel passes will be valid on these buses but Liver Travel Day-Rider's will NOT be able to be purchased on LMT buses. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

All Huyton Links services were resumed today, a bit thanks to LMT for running the services for us!

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