With no end in sight to the Arriva bus strikes, one area of Merseyside has become a public transport desert.
Seacombe in Wirral already has limited transport links with people calling it a "no man's land" after 6pm, but with the Arriva drivers' walk out over pay, the area has been completely cut off, exposing how poorly it is served. The Seacombe railway station that once served as a gateway to routes across Wirral and even as far as West Kirby and Wrexham in North Wales was closed in 1963.
This means the nearest stations (New Brighton, Wallasey Village or Birkenhead North) are at least 30 minutes' walk away. There are no Stagecoach buses serving the area, so links to the rest of Wirral are non-existent without Arriva.
