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Apologies for not being clearer in previous post - I meant to ask whether it was possible to reverse from northbound to southbound at Barrhead. That was incidental to my query though - I simply guessed that capacity constraints on the single line section south of Barrhead might make it...

Not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but the line between Central and Crossmyloof is closed again this weekend - I assume for the latest phase of electrification work. That being so, it seems odd - at least to those not 'in the know' (e.g. me) - that replacement buses are operating...

Hyndland instead of Partick. I'm not aware of any services (apart from Partick terminators/starters, if there are still any of those) that call at one but not the other, but as far as I can recall the instruction to passengers has always been to change at Partick. I've always assumed that is...

The height of the new board "gees you a sore neck", apparently: https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/glasgow-queen-streets-new-departure-17698718 Yesterday morning - before publication of the above article - was my first visit to GQS since the new screens were brought into use, and...

Riverside Museum is the place to be for a nosey round one of the new M3 buses this weekend: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-51048942

Through journeys sound good, though over such a long distance, any traffic hold-ups on the A811/A81 will surely have a significant knock-on effect on later journeys. Also, X generally indicates some form of express - not sure I'd describe any of the Balfron area services as expresses! And if...

Fair enough, it was just an uneducated guess. Though I could see some logic in keeping certain journeys from a commercial perspective (EK-Caledonia or Scotstoun-Clydebank might pick up some custom, whereas I'd be surprised if anyone ever wanted to travel direct between, e.g., the Gorbals and...

Many 300 and 800 series services were axed as of Sunday, but not all. The EK/Cathkin-Caley services (315/6/7) are among the ones that have been retained. Presumably the surviving ones are those which are (relatively) better loaded. Full list of the service changes implemented at the weekend...

Trident 33120 still going strong, operating on the 31 tonight (1825 St Enoch-EK). Are there many other 51/02 plate Tridents left in service in Glasgow?

Duke Street and Argyle Street in Glasgow are both far too short to win any prize but may be worth a mention, at least in a Scottish context. Both have laid claim to being "the longest street [i.e. thoroughfare with Street in the name] in Britain", though neither now runs for its full original...

Waiting at a Glasgow bus stop with parent as a wee boy in the mid-1980s. We were going to visit friends in Baillieston, so were looking out for a 62. Along came two classic Atlanteans - a rattly mid-70s version in the old green and yellow paint job, and a lovely shiny RDS-W example in the...

There was mention up-thread about a public meeting in Renfrew over the future of the 23/X23. This took place last night - nothing firm from McGill's on what they're actually thinking of doing, but plenty of to-ing and fro-ing over who's to blame! Report here...

Given the public transport alternatives to the 500, the deal between FiG and the airport may not specify much beyond the minimum in terms of publicising the service. I suspect the vast majority of the 500's users are those visiting Glasgow from afar - people in the west of Scotland are...

The 21 is seeing lots more B7TLs now (mostly the 53-plate ex Yorkshire batch displaced from the 18), and also more B9TLs than ever used to be the case, though Tridents do still pop up from time to time. I'm sure I've seen at least a couple of the Tridents which were formerly used on the 21...

EK does still have the M1 and McGill's 395, plus Whitelaws' services, although none run at a high enough frequency to tempt more local users away from their cars. And the 31 is the only route serving the north-west of the town (as well as the only link between Castlemilk/Carmunnock and EK), but...