Recent content by BathgateNoMore

Ah, thanks for clarifying. That seems to stop a direct sale. I still can't see how West Lothian would be attractive to a new buyer (unless Lothian pull out). I could see a new buyer buy West Lothian as a package with other parts of First (say alongside Glasgow, Larbert, Bannockburn and Balfron)...

I was more trying to say that another operator wouldn't be interested in West Lothian as much as there would be more work for a new operator (not Lothian) than if Lothian had never came out to West Lothian. I don't completely understand the competitive incursion point, if First WL (West Lothian)...

Possibly, perhaps this is why Lothian are staying in West Lothian at the moment - the bus war would likely make First's West Lothian operations less interesting to a potential buyer due to them having to immediately compete with LCB rather than having a monopoly such as down in the Falkirk area...

Not in First's original plans - the X23 finished at Livingston Centre from the Edinburgh direction I believe before the consultation and never went towards Craigshill or Broxburn. X23 was changed after the backlash from Craigshill residents. I think Lothian saw the chance to profit from the...

I've been reading this thread since it started a year ago (along with the related First threads) and have only now decided to join in the fun. The main reason Lothian Country came calling into West Lothian was due to the major changes that First applied last year and the associated uproar over...