(27 Dec 2019, 11:33 pm)busmanT wrote I’m surprised that the X21 is still going via Woodhouse Close Estate, I thought it might have gone straight along Watling Road to give a faster journey from West/St Helens than Arriva (I.e. the traditional route)

Going off the times, it looks as though they're following the Arriva 6 route. Certainly on the way down at least as its impossible to get from Proudfoot Drive Shops to Tesco in 4 minutes going via Walker Drive/Greenfields Road, it's a push doing it in 4 minutes anyway especially with the traffic.
On the way up it looks as though they'll be cutting out Lusby Crecsent/Weardale Drive as the journey time between Tesco and Hospital is now only 10 minutes, down from 15 minutes.

I would have preferred it to go down Watling Road, but there are quite a few people who travel between Woodhouse and Bishop Bus Station, and I'd imagine GNE would want their money. Plus, the journey time isn't actually that much longer, and can sometimes be a little bit quicker depending on the traffic

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(27 Dec 2019, 11:48 pm)Jimmi wrote Much more potential to pick up in Woodhouse though, don't see a massive amount get on/off along Walting Road apart from the stops the 5/5A serve, few get off at the edge of Henkowle Estate (South End stop) some of which are people from other areas getting on/off for Aldi and Tindle but still would have been more attractive to people living elsewhere wanting to do shopping at Tindle

I sometimes get off the 5 there when I can't be bothered to wait for the half an hour for the 6 to arrive.
There's the X1 that goes along there as well, and I do see the odd person getting off there, but far less than what get picked up in Woodhouse.