West Lothian Council tenders 2023

[stevenedin]

Last year this was made clear at Whitburn community council meeting, yet a year later nothing has taken place. Taylor Wimpey has plans for a lot more housing https://www.taylorwimpey.co.uk/new-homes/whitburn/heartlands-phase-5 You would expect Whitburn town service No6 to have provision to operate into the Park n ride?



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As expected, SD Travel got the No9.

• PM0003030/32 Registered​

  SAMUEL JAMES DOUGLAS
  Route: Livingston, The Centre to Livingston, The Centre via Dedridge, Livingston, South Station, Murieston
  Service number: 9
  Service type: Normal Stopping
  Effective date: 16 Oct 2023

• PM0003030/30 Registered​

  SAMUEL JAMES DOUGLAS
  Route: Leyland Road, Bathgate to Leyland Road, Bathgate via Bathgate Tesco Morrisons
  Service number: 5
  Service type: Normal Stopping
  Effective date: 16 Oct 2023

• PM0003030/28 Registered​

  SAMUEL JAMES DOUGLAS
  Route: Livingston Centre (Stance D) to Bathgate Train Station via St Johns Hosptial, Uphall, Ecclesmachan, Threemiletown,
  Service number: 31
  Service type: Normal Stopping
  Effective date: 16 Oct 2023

• PM0003030/27 Cancelled​

  SAMUEL JAMES DOUGLAS
  Route: Harthill to Boghall via Armadale Cross
  Service number: 50
  Service type: Normal Stopping
  Effective date: 15 Oct 2023

• PM0003030/24 Cancelled​

  SAMUEL JAMES DOUGLAS
  Route: Boghall, Limefield Place to Bathgate, Morrisons via Rail Station
  Service number: 8
  Service type: Normal Stopping
  Effective date: 15 Oct 2023

• PM0003030/17 Cancelled​

  SAMUEL JAMES DOUGLAS
  Route: Boness/Linlithgow to Bathgate/Linlithgow
  Service number: 449
  Service type: Normal Stopping
  Effective date: 15 Oct 2023

Looks like just the 9 rather than the variations this time.

 

[LothianBusesPh]

Looks like McGill's have lost the 31.

 

[Bus9120UK]

Looks like McGill's have lost the 31.

The Sunday 31 was already under 'not being continued' in the recent news post.

 

[danielhogg2005]

What other services are yet to be announced?

 

[stevenedin]

What other services are yet to be announced?

Hopefully something to cover Eliburn Road, Ladywell West and Deans South but I won’t hold my breath.

 

[LothianBusesPh]

The Sunday 31 was already under 'not being continued' in the recent news post.

Whoops, I thought it was the opposite way around on who operated services.

 

[Stan Drews]

Hopefully something to cover Eliburn Road, Ladywell West and Deans South but I won’t hold my breath.

I don’t believe anything was awarded to cover services withdrawn over the last year or so by Lothian Country, McGill’s or anyone else. The cooncil are skint!

 

[overthewater]

When did the 31 stop going around Ladywell Road West?

 

[Voyager lad]

Went from Linlithgow - Livingston on the Sundays only 31 for the first time today. 11 of us on it from Linlithgow, up to 23 by Uphall. Very sad to see it going in October when it’s actually quite well used - and it seemed a 50/50 split between concession cards and people paying a fare

 

[stevenedin]

Went from Linlithgow - Livingston on the Sundays only 31 for the first time today. 11 of us on it from Linlithgow, up to 23 by Uphall. Very sad to see it going in October when it’s actually quite well used - and it seemed a 50/50 split between concession cards and people paying a fare

It’s a shame that SD Travel don’t take it over on Sundays commercially even if it’s just at busy times during the day.

 

[Volvodart]

Getting drivers to operate it would be the problem for rest days.

 

[Bus9120UK]

Turns out the full list of changes was in fact published, but not on the news page. It can be found here: https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/79348/Changes-to-Subsidised-Local-Bus-Services

 

[danielhogg2005]

Turns out the full list of changes was in fact published, but not on the news page. It can be found here: https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/79348/Changes-to-Subsidised-Local-Bus-Services

I don't get why it says that the X40 will be every 45 minutes in the weekends when on the timetable it has it put at every 90 minutes.

 

[stevenedin]

So nothing for Eliburn Road or Deans South, that’s ridiculous. The only positive is that the bee 72 route has been launched and the X40 has gone to Lothian Country. The 40 has been lost which doesn’t seem to be advertised clearly.

 

[LiviCrazy]

The changes to the 31 are really dramatic, reduced from running to midnight to finishing at 7pm. And the 9 reduced to hourly with a much longer route.