Bootle Times from Bootle, Merseyside, England • 2

The Times Thursday October 23 1986 Fares set to Firm vXvVX-XX as D-Day Merseybus are pushing for a 17-month agreement in a bid to produce stability is now very late in the day to be negotiating but it would be suicide if we are not on the road next said Gwyn Thomas Peak-time fares (6 to 9-50 am and 4 to 6 pm) range from 20p for a trip up to one mile to £1 for a trip of up to 12 miles while the maximum off-peak fare is 50p The maximum subsidised Merseytravel peak-time fare is 40p and 30p for off-peak dawns rise by 52 NORTH WESTERN Road Car peak-time fares will rise by an average of 52 per cent traffic manager Mr Bob Gregory announced this week introduced a Saver" deal which gives discounts This is the prospect facing travellers using the new for is an association which Merseyside Transport Limited are confident will prove a winner with bus users in the coming weeks As Managing Director Mr Gwyn Thomas took the wraps off the new bus company he revealed that Merseybus and its subsidised operation Merseytravel will be in pole position on D-Day grid HALF-FARES For despite announcing similar fare increases as their North Western rivals namely 50-55 per cent on average Merseybus are set to take a risk" by charging only half-fares for children Merseybus which will continue with the familiar green and cream livery which has been seen in the county for over ten years will be running the majority of bus services in the area from Sunday with a fleet of some 101C vehicles are very concerned about the 50-55 per cent continues this week the prospect of a dispute being too catastrophic for Gwyn Thomas and his men to consider The rush of activity finalising routes and tendered services has also left serious gaps in the detailed information currently available to the public of Merseybus and Merseytravel services Some timetables will not be available next week when they are most in need STABILITY The reticence of Gwyn Thomas on the union issue illustrated the importance the workforce holds in the success or failure of the much-vaunted market forces commercial bus network A strike would kill off Merseybus or any other operator without tax money to rely on tare increase but it was inevitable we are now independent of subsidy and revenue must cover costs" said Gwyn Thomas formerly Director oi Operations for the MPTE The road to deregulation has been far from smooth for Merseyside Transport Ltd however and several problems remain outstanding just days before the Transport Act comes into operation The labour force has been reduced by 2000 including the closure of Litherland Depot though all but 80 have left through voluntary redundancy or early retirement and 80 vehicles are now not required HARD-FOUGHT Agreements with the trade unions have been hard-fought and balloting of up to 25 per cent on pre-paid tickets for any period from one to 13 weeks though they concede that the Saver" benefits those who make longer journeys Colourful and informative timetables are also available from North Crosby Bootle and Aintree bus stations which work on the 24-hour clock system They accept however that the decision not to provide concessionary travel for children could be a bitter pill to swallow just cannot afford it and no monies have been made available to subsidise fares in Merseyside Fares are still cheaper in Merseyside than in Lancashire Apart from a 15 per cent increase at the beginning of the year fares in Merseyside have remained unchanged for three or four said Bob Gregory "We will however be involved in the concessionary arrangement for added Mr Gregory have to look at the market and see what a clear reference to the route and fare free-for-all that many transport watchers are predicting when the second upheaval comes in January More about the buses on page 31 distinctive red and blue buses between 630 am and 9 am and 330 pm and 6 pm from Monday to Friday starting next week And the bad news for children is that they will pay full price on North Western buses who have decided against a half-price policy Off-peak and weekend and Bank Holiday travellers face a smaller average increase of 37 per cent with the increase in fares becoming more marked the longer the trip undertaken For example an average trip of three to five miles costing 40p in peak-time at the moment will cost 60p on North Western buses from Sunday A similar trip off-peak currently costs 30p this will rise to 50p on North Western Anyone embarking upon a longer journey of for example nine to 12 miles currently pays 40p on an MPTE bus but from Sunday this will rise by 150 per cent to £1 during peak-times with the same 30p off-peak journey rising to 80p on North Western At a press conference this week North Western Managing Director David Foster spelled out the facts of life after D-Day Transport Act puts us under a legal obligation to trade on an ordinary commercial basis that is we like all other bus operators must cover our costs on our registered commercial we have done is to keep the increases to the minimum necessary to meet that obligation and we shall be doing our utmost to ensure that we continue to give passengers the best value for money possible" added Mr Foster North Western came into being with a fanfare of publicity in September when on the direction of the Secretary of State for Transport some of the National Bus larger subsidiaries like the well-established Ribble Bus Company were split into smaller separate companies Western will put passengers first and will show them that they matter greatly to said David Foster at the time Despite sizeable fare increases senior North Western staff are confident that the public will be impressed by a clean and modern North Western will be accepting Zone and Saveaway tickets currently in operation and in addition have Services withdrawn HATTONS (Southport) LTD SURPLUS STOCK CLEARANCE Starts 9 am Saturday 25th October 19v8b THE FOLLOWING services have be WITHDRAWN: 11A replaced by 103 and 136 28 alternative numbers 53 56 59 91 and 159 30 alternative numbers 52 and 130 68 partially replaced by route 51 86 99 extended route 92 300 replaced by 302 311 and 331 136 partially replaced by 103 Some services have been RENUMBERED and EXTENDED: 46 renumbered 52 and 152 99 renumbered 92 L21 some early morning services renumbered 131 LSI some early morning and Sunday services renumbered 151 Precise details of new routes will be available from the usual sources The new routes BusNoRoute Operator 17C Northwood Fazakerley Pier Head Merseybus 17D Pier Head Merseybus 19 Towerhill- Walton Hall Avenue-Pier Head Merseybus 19C Lower Lane Pier Heed Merseybus 21 Aigburth- Black Bull Fazakerley Merseybus 51 Penny Broad Bootle (New Strand) Merseybus 52 Penny Lane -Rice Old Roan Merseybus 5356 Pier Head Netherton (circular) Merseybus 54 Klrkby -Fazakerley-Aintree Bootle (New Strand) Northwestern 56 Netherton (Magdalene Pier Head Merseybus 57 Netherton (Magdalene Sq)- Pier Head North Western 58 Litherland -Liverpool (Old Haymarket) North Western69 Old Roan Liverpool (Old Haymarket) North Western 60 Dingle-Bootle (New Strand) Merseybus 6161 A Netherton (circular) Merseybus 62 Aintree Station -Leckwith Road Merseybus 81 Speke (Eastern Aval-Bootle (New Strand) Merseybus 91 Waterloo Netherton Pier Head Merseybus THE FINANCE (Subject to status £99 CASH DEPOSIT plus your old car and Drive Typical APR 327 FREE with every car sold this weekend! 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