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There may be an element of politics being played, as I suspect the politicians didn’t believe the warnings, and may only do so once their mailboxes are bulging! If they want a sustainable public transport system, it has to be funded in some manner.

The real issue is that the funding which has been keeping many bus services afloat over the last 2.5 years is coming to end in Scotland this October. Most of the larger operators will be looking at a (negative) gap of several million pounds between the operating costs of their current networks...

Any stipulations regarding a training bond should be clearly set out in your contract of employment. I’d dig that out and read it, rather than listening to canteen gossip!

Whilst it predates the 530, Kilmaclom has also made an appearance as a digital destination!

North Lanarkshire isn’t currently on the list of affected local authorities, but that might change if a resolution isn’t found.

I believe the bin lorry drivers will also hold valid PCV entitlement, however they admit they don’t have the required PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) clearance, which is a requirement for all bus operators drivers running school contracts. Neither SPT or North Lanarkshire Council hold a PSV...

The morning peak service on the 1 and 2 (Perth’s busiest route) has been virtually non existent for weeks. It must be a nightmare for the many people in Tulloch and Letham that normally use the bus to get to work, school or college!

The latest in the ‘you couldn’t make it up’ saga… https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/news/waste-service-update-blue-bin-service-suspended

It would appear there have been some difficulties procuring school transport contracts for the new academic year! https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/chaos-scots-school-bus-routes-27758729

We’ve had a free travel scheme in place for some time, with operators being reimbursed by Transport Scotland. The new scheme has simply added another two age categories to the free travel entitlement, with different reimbursement rates applied.

The whole deregulation/re-regulation/franchising debate doesn’t really address the two major problems affecting bus services. 1) There is no political desire to fully fund a quality public transport system in the UK. 2) There is no political desire to provide significantly improved bus priority...

Well said! Despite the topic airing across many threads, some members have totally failed to grasp/understand that point.

I think it’s only the S60 that is subsidised, with the 160 being the placing journeys which are provided without subsidy - although you’d assume the costs would have been incorporated into their tender bid price.

It hasn’t had a Sunday service for a number of years, and certainly well before anyone had ever heard of covid!

I can have haar throughout the day! *apologies to anyone not of an east coast persuasion, that might require the services of Google*

The Saltire’d Tourismo is fleet number 0640. 0637 is the last of the six older Tourismo’s in Fly livery.

I passed one heading towards Largs around an hour later, just south of Fairlie, which appeared to be near enough on time, until I passed another a few minutes later turning out of West Kilbride. So, two again very close together, and one at least 30 minutes down. I assume the problem area is...

Might also have a GCSE in Design & Technology? ;) :D

a GCSE perhaps?

Yes, shared between Inchinnan and Dundee depots.