Avon Buses Cease Trading.

Last Update 12pm 02/11/2018

On 5th October 2018 The Wirral's Largest Independent Bus Operator Avon Buses Ceased Trading, Avon Buses was founded in 1981 and was Called Avon Minis at the time, Over the years the company slowly grew until it had a network covering The Wirral, Liverpool and Sefton. The company Operated around 35 Buses from their Depot in Prenton, Wirral. An update on The Wirral Globe  The Company directors Blame The Metro Mayor and Merseytravel.

AE07 NYU on route 83A

Update on the Route Situation:

10 Liscard - New Brighton

Operated by Arriva

10A Arrowe Park Hospital - New Brighton

Operated by Arriva

16 Clatterbridge Hospital - Moreton (Monday To Friday Daytime)

From 4th November Service will re-start and will be extended to serve Spital, Eastham, Mill Park and Raby Mere, Will operated hourly. Service will be operated by Stagecoach

16A Clatrerbrige Hospital - Moreton (Monday To Friday Daytime)

Withdrawn

17 Clatterbridge Hospital - Moreton (Monday To Friday Daytime)

From 4th November Service will re-start and will be extended to serve Spital, Eastham, Mill Park and Raby Mere, Will operated hourly. Service will be operated by Stagecoach

17A Clatterbridge Hospital - Moreton (Monday To Friday Daytime)

Withdrawn

17S Moreton - Wirral Grammar School

Operated by Happy Al's as Service 652

18 Birkenhead - Town Meadow

Withdrawn

22 Moreton - Chester

From 4th November the Service will be extended to Sandbrook Estate, Service will continue to be operated by Stagecoach

X22 West Kirby - Chester

Operated by Stagecoach

77 Heswall - Birkenhead 

Withdrawn

77A Heswall - Wirral Grammar School - Birkenhead

Withdrawn

80 West Kirby - Newton Circular

From 4th November this service will Re-start operating hourly, It will be operated by Stagecoach.

82 West Kirby - Caldy Circular

From 4th November this service will Re-start operating hourly. It is extended to Greasby via Cadly and Irby. This service will be operated by Stagecoach. 

83A West Kirby - Arrowe Park Hospital Or Birkenhead

Operated by Arriva

84 Heswall - Raby Mere

Withdrawn

85 Heswall - Eastham Ferry

Withdrawn

88 West Kirby - Heswall

Withdrawn

88A West Kirby - Heswall
Withdrawn

91 Birkenhead - Prenton Circular

From 4th November this service will Re-start. Its route is changed so it will no longer serve Claughton Village, Holm Lane and Prenton Lane, It is re-routed to serve Oxton Village. This service will be operated by Stagecoach.

107 Town Meadow - New Brighton
Withdrawn

122 Crosby - Aintree University Hospital

Withdrawn

124 Woodside - Harrison Drive (New Brighton)

Withdrawn

125 Woodside - Harrison Drive (New Brighton)

Withdrawn

144 Bootle - Netherton (Monday To Saturday Daytime)

From 5th November Hatton's Travel take over this Service

145 Moreton or Birkenhead - Mill Park
Withdrawn


164 New Ferry - Woodside

Withdrawn

207 Woodside - New Brighton

Withdrawn

208 New Brighton - Woodside

Withdrawn

492 Woodside - Beechwood - Arrowe Park Hospital (Evenings/Sunday Daytime)
Withdrawn

495 Woodside - Noctorum - Arrowe Park Hospital (Evenings/Sunday Daytime)

Withdrawn

613 Bebington High - Mill Park
Withdrawn


628 Moreton Cross - Hilbre High School (Morning Journeys)

Operated by Happy Al's

821 Netherton - Liverpool
Withdrawn


C5 Dingle - Royal Liverpool Hospital

Withdrawn

To replace Avon routes some other services have been re-routed to cover Gaps While new services have been introduced.

38 West Kirby - Eastham
From 4th November The 38 will be Extended to Eastham Ferry on an hourly basis, The service will continue to be operated by Stagecoach.

73 Heswall - Poulton Lancelyn
From 5th November this new service is introduced going via Barnston Road. Landican and Bebington It will be operated by Eazibus.


AE56 LWL on route 18

A small update has been posted On Merseytravel's Website
  • Avon Bus services. - Due to operational difficulties Avon Buses are not operating at this time. We are awaiting further updates from the operator.
SN55 DVF on route 22

We will Update this page as more information in released.
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