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    Ember: Electric coach service

    That was supposed to be part of the evaluation after the Highlands one year trial.
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    Lothian Group discussion (Lothian City, Lothian Country Bus and East Coast Buses)

    The tender notice said it was 48 months so there is a lot of time left, but the contract award did not show a duration so it could have changed.
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    Scottish Citylink

    Traveline Scotland now has the timetable for the M6, running 4 times a day. The reduction in the overnights in Aberdeen mentioned above appears to be true, done by the reduced number of half hourly services on the M9 and M92 in the new timetables plus some more early services from Glasgow to...
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    Ember: Electric coach service

    It was said to be charging on a Blackpool hire.
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    Ember: Electric coach service

    The article says 18 months.
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    Stagecoach North Scotland (Bluebird and Highland)

    According to this article negotiations for the sale had been ongoing since July 2025 and neither Highland Council nor Citylink were interested in the X99...
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    Ember: Electric coach service

    There was one year before COVID that the 60 plus scheme was used up, resulting in no payments being made at the end of the March scheme year.
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    Ember: Electric coach service

    The 3 Scotzeb schemes have different rules:- Scotzeb1 "Buses must be operated on registered local bus services in Scotland for a minimum of 5 years. A registered local bus service is one which is available to members of the general public, has scheduled stopping places, a clear, easily...
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    First Aberdeen

    The unused hydrogen generating facility at the depot has now been removed. 1791254052 ------------------------------ 06/10/2026 update:- First Aberdeen now appears to be tracking on bustimes.org as First have released the location data.
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    BusTimes.Org

    It will only be 2028 if the legislation is published by the end of the year. It could be 2029.
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    Ember: Electric coach service

    There is a Wick town centre stop bookable from 14 October, it may be to do with that.
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    First West Yorkshire & York discussion

    They may well move to non franchised areas, they are not too old for further use.
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    Scottish Citylink

    I think it was when the Winter 2025 timetable started.
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    Scottish Citylink

    Now registered M6 Glasgow to Aberdeen via Falkirk and Edinburgh Airport and 900/903 Glasgow Airport to Edinburgh Haymarket via Glasgow City Centre and Harthill effective 24 October 2026.
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    Ember: Electric coach service

    From a recent newspaper article:-...

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