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.