Arriva Merseyside

Advantages: New fleets for new routes, and the majourity of the older buses repainted if not completely refurbished both inside and out., Lots of new training buses, whih mean more employment and better services., Improvment to local travel as a whole.
Disadvantages: High fares for all services (although I hope these are only to cover short term losses and will be reconcidered when all services are stable). No change what-so-ever on the already shambolic train front. Bad customer relations when it comes to info.

Arriva took over from Merseyside Travel Limited (MTL) in early 2000. This was seen as a lifeline to the laughing stock of the North’s bus services. Delays, high fares, buses that turned up only when the company had enough money to fill them with petrol, dirty vehicles and millions of pounds of debt put off generations of people off public buses and into their cars which caused many problems for Liverpool and the surrounding area. Arriva knew ...
...size of MTL, and so Arriva promised the people of Merseyside a first class, quality bus service within 5 years. 3 years on, and what a difference already! 95% of the fleet have been re-painted, with just under half being completely redecorated. New, reliable timetables have been introduced, along with completely new routes added, and a whole new fleet of buses for metro-services. New ticketing and customer service machines have been introduced, and ... Read review

Advantages: Clean buses, kneeling buses
Disadvantages: see op

I know it should be route 66 but I promise you that route 61 is far more interesting a journey. So many problems have occured on this particular route that it has become a standing joke between my friends. As I don't drive (Keep putting learning as my new years resolution and then finding excuses not to) I rely on lifts from hubby and public transport. My most used route is the number 61 as it goes from the end of my road to within a short walk ...
...by Arriva. The route it takes is long, drawn out and to be honest comletely ridiculous. A simple 10 min journey to one of my friends takes a staggering 56 mins on this bus (I know if I want speed I should get a taxi) and yes I have timed it! That time is on a traffic free day and without any of the problems that normally occur. The buses themselves are very clean and have a good amount of leg room. Most routes feature Kneeling buses and on my route ... Read review