Recent content by Stan Drews

Public funding and the legal system is a little more complex than that.

First Glasgow serve Halfway (Cambuslang) and Halfway in the south west of the city between Mosspark and Cardonald.

FlixBus, Megabus etc use dynamic pricing, in a similar fashion to the low cost airlines and advance rail fares.

Glengarnock <> Largs Bus 26 mins; Train 35 mins

It was always doomed to fail, and no real surprise that it has!

Purley eh, say no more! Perhaps a Python fan? ;)

Just the X10/X10A plus various Balfron High School contracts. Oh, and the odd journey on the C11 tendered service in Stirling in between arrivals/departures on the X10s.

I don’t think they’ve ran a full service on any day since taking over the X19 operation, although that has been a mix of bus and driver availability. The rumour mill does suggest it’s not a happy camp at the moment.

Yes, the 5 buses required to maintain the main daytime Monday to Saturday timetable is split 3 Balfron and 2 Bannockburn. That will become 5 Balfron form 31st August. Larbert will provide the 2 buses for the Sunday timetable, as Balfron is closed on a Sunday.

The information is also available on the company website under network changes. https://www.mcgillsscotlandeast.co.uk/network-changes Revised Timetables introduced on services 38, 51, 52, 56 Mon 31st Aug onwards 38 Falkirk – Stirling The Sunday frequency will be increased to run up to every 20...

Yes, you can. Although the last journeys of the night don't return to the city centre.

Go to https://www.vehicle-operator-licensing.service.gov.uk/search/find-registered-local-bus-services/browse/ and select the required traffic area and date.

The acquisition was over a year ago (July 2025) and staff and vehicles moved to the Livingston depot at the time.

If the 13th September is indeed the start date, the registrations would need to have been submitted no later than 2nd August i.e. 6 weeks beforehand. It regularly takes the staff at the Leeds office (of the Traffic Commissioners) weeks to process registrations, so don't hold your breath waiting...

Yes, it is simply an administrative change. Same depot; same bus; same times; same driver!