First changes in Forth Valley

First Bus are making a number of timetable changes in the Forth Valley area from April 2nd. The major changes surround the withdrawal of Service 56, which serves residential areas of Bannockburn & Fallin, and Service 15, which will now only operate during the day between Alloa & Falkirk.
This means that the Bowhouse area of Alloa wont be served during daytime. Evening and Sunday journeys will still serve Bowhouse, but evening journeys are cut too. This means the last bus from Alloa-Clackmannan, will now be 10.30pm, and not 11.15pm as present.
Press reports suggest that Clackmannan Council will divert subsidised Service 68 to Bowhouse, instead of Clackmannan. This leaves Devonway and Mercat Place areas without service (whilst First Service 60 buses sit in the Main Street for up to 42 minutes an hour)

Forth Valley bus boosts coming

First are making some alterations to services from next Monday, July 25th.
Amongst the changes are the extension of Service 60 from Clackmannan-Stirling, to Falkirk via Bannockburn and the new Larbert hospital. As well as providing a bus every 10 minutes between Stirling- Falkirk, it will also prove early morning (starting at 0550) buses , and evening buses from Clackmannan-Stirling. The last bus from Stirling - Clackmannan, Mon-Sat , will now by 10pm, compared to the current 5.35pm.
Still no direct Sunday services though.
There's also a new Service 27B between Banknock-Falkirk, which also serves the new hospital. There are further changesto services 6,X19, 24,27,38,54, 57, 62/63 and 67/76.
Stagecoach are also revising service 78 from August 15th, with a daytime hourly service between Dunfermline-Stirling. Dunfermline-Falkirk services will be on service 28, viaSaline, Oakley and Valleyfield.

Harlequin cease trading

Manor Powis based Harlequin Coaches ceased trading on 12 Apr 2011.
As a result, the following council funded cservices are being provided by other bus operators :
Castleview Park & Ride - Now run by WAVE Ltd
Service C30, Stirling - Riverside/Causewayhead, Now run by Hunter's Coaches
Service C68, Menstrie - Alloa - Clackmannan, Now run by First Scotland East
Service C70, Dollar - Alloa, Now run by First Scotland East
Service C71, Cambus - Alloa - Muckhart, Now run by First Scotland East
Passengers are advised that no timetables or routes have changed.

Catch the early Stagecoach

Stagecoach are changing some services next Monday, August 16th, including Service 78, which will operate on a reduced frequency between Dunfermline and Valleyfield. Services west of Valleyfield to Falkirk & Stirling are maintained, but will operate generally 5 or 10 minutes earlier throughout.

New hospital brings new bus routes

To mark the opening of the new Forth Valley Hospital in Larberton august 2nd, a whole new generation of bus services are being introduced, including direct services to the hospital from Alloa & the Hillfoots, Denny and Maddison. There will be a bus every 15 minutes connecting the hospital with Larbert rail station, and existing services like First's 6/7, X19 and 38 services will all see improvements.
Full details at
http://www.nhsforthvalley.com/ForthValleyRoyalHome/AbouttheHospital/GettingtotheHospital/fvr_gettingtothehospital_bybus.html

Stirling bus changes

From June 7th, First are making a few changes around Stitling.
Cowie - Cornton services 51/52 will be cancelled and replaced by service 54 which will cover all the current route, and extended to Bridge of Allan & Stirling University.
Meanwhile, after years on campaigning for a better bus service to Stirling Royal Infirmary, Service 57 )Raploch- St Ninians) will serve the hospital, for the last couple of months of it's existance.

Grangemouth Citylinked to Oban

Scottish Citylink has announced details of its new summer timetables, which will come into effect on 24th May 2010.
Service 913 Edinburgh – Fort William and 978 Edinburgh – Oban, both via Stirling, will operate again this summer, with one journey each way seven days a week. These services will also now serve Grangemouth, reinstating the direct service to Oban, which was previously served by BlueBus.