Friday, 15 July 2016

Bus companies cut their cuts

It would appear that both Stagecoach & First bus have partly backed down from withdrawing some of the routes that they had planned from next month. First Midland Bluebird will partially replace service X86 with a new Service 4B linking Kilsyth, Banton, Banknock, Bonnybridge and Falkirk. This service will also offer a new link to Croy Railway station and extend across Falkirk to Falkirk Stadium and Grangemouth. The 4B Service will operate every hour Monday to Saturday daytime. Passengers for Forth Valley Royal Hospital will be able to change at Camelon to service 38/38A. Passengers travelling to Kirkintilloch, Bisopbriggs and Glasgow will be able to change to First Glasgow service 89 at Kilsyth.
Service 60 will operate half hourly between Clackmannan and Alloa to connect with the improved 62/63 Services (previously ran to Stirling, and hourly to Forth Valley Royal Hospital and Stenhousemuir).
First  will also implement proposals to run an hourly Service 7 linking Falkirk with Stenhousemuir Asda via Antonshill on Monday to Saturday.  
Further changes have still be be announced in the Stirling area, where First have registered a number of variations to service 54.
Stagecoach have revised proposals for service 8 to operate every 30 minutes from Dunfermline bus station to Culross, with one journey per hour extending to Kincardine, Clackmannan and Alloa. (Previously ran to Stirling)
Saline & Steelend Service 6 is also reprieved, and will be revised to operate as an Oakley – Saline – Steelend – Wellwood – Dunfermline – Limekilns – Crombie service operating every hour during the majority of the day, with an additional early morning journey in to Dunfermline to enable better connections to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Kirkcaldy.
Further information may be available at public meetings being held next week with council and bus company offoicials  , as detailed below  :
Tuesday 19 July 10:00 - 14:00 at Clackmannan Town Hall
Wednesday 20 July 18:00 - 20:00 at Clackmannan Town Hall
Thursday 21 July 14:00 - 19:00 at Stirling Bus Station