Scotrail December timetable enhancements

Scotrail have announced timetable improvements to take effect from December, utilising their new 385 electric trains. High profile changes include quicker journeys between Glasgow & Edinburgh via Falkirk High, with average journey times cut to 47 minutes. Falkirk Grahamston now gets 4 trains an hour to Edinburgh, with the introduction of a half hourly Glasgow-Edinburgh services via Cumbernauld. Existing Dunblane-Edinburgh services will be around 5 minutes quicker, as they'll no longer serve Polmont & Linlithgow.
Alloa & Dunblane services will see new electric trains, but not on all journeys yet, so some services will be quicker than others, resulting in a rather erratic timetable.

#How's this for irony? The day after the new timetable was announced, trains in the Stirling area were delayed by "an object caught in the overhead wires" - and they're not even switched on yet!

No trains for over a week

In addition to the current Sunday closures of the rail line between Larbert and Dunblane/Alloa, the line will be closed right through from Sunday October 14th- Monday October 22nd. This is to allow further work on electrification of the line.
A special timetable will operate during the week, which will see Glasgow trains to Dunblane & Alloa diverted to Falkirk Grahamston, and start back from Larbert, with Edinburgh trains terminating in Larbert and starting back from Grahamston.
Services to Aberdeen and Inverness will only operate to/from Perth, with coaches replacing trains to Stirling and Glasgow.

Edinburgh Airport direct link from Stirling & Grangemouth

Scottish Citylink changes coming into effect on October 1st, will see further enhancements to their 909 Service between Stirling/Grangemouth in Edinburgh. Services will now provide a direct link to Edinburgh Airport, and there will be a new commuter X909 service which will serve Dunblane, Bridge Of Allan, Stirling , Bannockburn, Plean and Forth Valley Hospital, then direct to Edinburgh.  The two Sunday journeys are retimed.
Return fares start at £6 off peak to £11.60
Full timetable available here

National Express Inverness link lost

The overnight National Express service between Inverness-London is being discontinued from September 17th. Perth & Stirling which was served by Service 588, will now be served by Service 592, which operates from Aberdeen. This was the only direct coach service between Stirling & Inverness.
Several other cross border services are also being withdrawn, including 537 Glasgow-Corby and the 532 Plymouth - Edinburgh, whilst the 590 Aberdeen-London will no longer serve Manchester.
Check timetables here.

Stirling bus changes take effect next week

Midland Bluebird's changes to services in the Stirling area take effect from next Monday, September 10th. Full details are available here/

No trains on Sundays for 7 weeks

To allow work to be carried out on the electrification of the rail lines in the Stirling area, there will be no trains operating in the area on Sundays from September 2nd- October 21st.
Alloa-Glasgow & Dunblane/Stirling- Edinburgh services will operate to/from  Falkirk Grahamston, where rail replacement buses will provide connections. Glasgow- Aberdeen & Inverness services , as well as London trains will operate via Fife, and the two Glasgow-Elgin services will start from Perth.
Scotrail notice.

Vintage Bluebirds mark Falkirk Bus station closure

No Midland Bluebird bus services will serve Falkirk Bus Station after tonight, with most services operating via Newmarket Street or Central Retail Park. As many preserved buses were attending the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum at Lathalmond this weekend, several of the vintage buses made their way from Dunfermline to Falkirk this afternoon to mark the sad day- and a current service bus even got in on the act.

From tomorrow, only Stagecoach service 28 from Dunfermline will continue to serve the bus station.