Stagecoach are making a number of changes in their Perthshire network from November. Amongst their changes are withdrawal of Service 47 Crieff-Stirling and replacing it with a Service 15A Perth-Crieff-Stirling hourly service.
From the same date , a small number of changes will apply to their Express network, including the withdrawal of the early morning X24 0348 Halbeath-Kincardine-Glasgow Airport service.
Monday, 25 September 2017
Midland Bluebird report increased passenger numbers
Local bus operator, First Scotland East/Midland Bluebird, has recorded an increase in passenger numbers across a range of services, according to Edinburgh Chamber Of Commerce.
The company, which operates across Central Scotland and on key routes into Edinburgh, has seen a year on year passenger increase in excess of 40% on one service and rises of more than 5% on others
Service 29, Falkirk to Bathgate has seen the biggest increase, of more than 48% in passengers in the past year and the company has now extended the service to Broxburn.
Service 2, Falkirk to Dunipace, has also been attracting significantly more passengers, with a rise of more than 12%, since the service has been extended into Stirling.
Other route successes include:
• Services 62/63, Stirling Alloa Circular: almost 7.6% increase (having reduced the daytime frequency between Alloa & Stirling by 30% lasy year)
• Service 5, Langlees to Bo’ness: a rise of more than 8.2% – and now benefiting from the Falkirk area cut-price zonal fares package announced last year
• Service 38, Stirling to Edinburgh Royal Route: an increase of more than 5.5% (having removed service 60 journeys between Stirling & Falkirk)
• Service 21, Edinburgh to Fauldhouse: an increase of more than 21% – with the service extended to include Edinburgh Airport, Gyle and Edinburgh Park
There has also been a passenger increase of more than 7% on the high frequency Services 27/28, between Bathgate, Livingston and Edinburgh.
The company, which operates across Central Scotland and on key routes into Edinburgh, has seen a year on year passenger increase in excess of 40% on one service and rises of more than 5% on others
Service 29, Falkirk to Bathgate has seen the biggest increase, of more than 48% in passengers in the past year and the company has now extended the service to Broxburn.
Service 2, Falkirk to Dunipace, has also been attracting significantly more passengers, with a rise of more than 12%, since the service has been extended into Stirling.
Other route successes include:
• Services 62/63, Stirling Alloa Circular: almost 7.6% increase (having reduced the daytime frequency between Alloa & Stirling by 30% lasy year)
• Service 5, Langlees to Bo’ness: a rise of more than 8.2% – and now benefiting from the Falkirk area cut-price zonal fares package announced last year
• Service 38, Stirling to Edinburgh Royal Route: an increase of more than 5.5% (having removed service 60 journeys between Stirling & Falkirk)
• Service 21, Edinburgh to Fauldhouse: an increase of more than 21% – with the service extended to include Edinburgh Airport, Gyle and Edinburgh Park
There has also been a passenger increase of more than 7% on the high frequency Services 27/28, between Bathgate, Livingston and Edinburgh.
Citylink serve Bo'ness
From next Monday, Citylink's 909 service between Stirling & Edinburgh, will be re routed through Grangemouth, and will serve Bo'ness. The move comes just month's after locals in the West Lothian town formed their own Boness Area Community Bus Association, to fill the long standing gap in the local transport network.
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