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    Ember: Electric coach service

    It would be interesting to know the answer though, as Ember do offer private hire on their website.
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    Oldest bus garage in the UK?

    With possibly Balfron being their oldest continuous depot as bus only, as it was opened in 1921 with the Rankin Brothers before being taken over by Alexanders as well.
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    Rural Stirlingshire bus upgrades

    Though (as someone else also originally from the area) these would be more logical connections but they are outwith the Stirling Council area and couldn't be funded for those sections by Stirling Council. For too long the whole area has been neglected by public transport which has driven up car...
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    Prentice Westwood Coaches join the McGill’s Bus Group

    Any ideas what vehicles Prentice have on fleet that will pass to McGill's?
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    First Aberdeen

    It's not Wrightbus that are in the wrong here, their product works. It's Aberdeen Council that provide the Hydrogen pump and they haven't planned for the usuage. I'd like to think there is plans in place to expand this?
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    First Greater Glasgow

    https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGe5WBkXY/ Link above is to a video by Zak on TikTok explaining things better, it’s the 1st First bus in Scotland in this livery and will be appearing in a marketing video.
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    McGill's Scotland East (Midland Bluebird and Eastern Scottish)

    https://engage.stirling.gov.uk/projects/stirling-council-budget
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    McGill's Scotland East (Midland Bluebird and Eastern Scottish)

    Not McGill's that are looking to make these cuts however, these are the proposed cuts by Stirling council to the supported services to try and balance the budget
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    Lothian Group discussion (Lothian City, Lothian Country Bus and East Coast Buses)

    That may be the challenge, I don't know the ins and outs of the Edinburgh LEZ but there is an exemption for historical vehicles normally in them, the question would be is either E322MSG and P285PSX exempt by this to allow them in? Older ones like RM242 (VLT242), 314 (JWS594), 777 (OFS777) and...
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    First Greater Glasgow

    They may have the two Scotrail liveried Enviros, I do seem to remember they were provided to WCM by Scotrail so they may pass with the contract.
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    McGill's Scotland East (Midland Bluebird and Eastern Scottish)

    G63 was Central RC, but it’s not specifically just Blane Valley, it’s also the Endrick Valley.
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    First Greater Glasgow

    Yes, under normal conditions the M8 westbound changes from 50 to 70 at the Govan junction with Helen Street and then back down to 60 between the Paisley Airport. And the same in reverse roughly, though the 40mph average speed cameras are a bit of a speed killer just now, I think the road works...
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    What on earth is a Wright 'Floline'?

    The Volvo replacement for the B10BLE was initially the B7L chassis which was in a vertical layout which created an almost toilet cubicle look to the back end of the Wright bodywork, not sure how it looked with other bodybuilders, the only other B7L I can think of off the top of me head was...
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    McGill's Scotland East (Midland Bluebird and Eastern Scottish)

    It is also possibly to do with school services around Balfron that pass through Balfron Station, as there is a water aqueduct that carries water from Loch Katrine to Glasgow on the A81 that is 4.5m/14'9". It was one of the reasons for mainly the Metrobuses, followed by certain Olympians and then...
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    First Greater Glasgow

    Caught 65106 on the 34 the other day https://www.flickr.com/photos/andymcvean/52832726773/
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