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Maybe Lothian should start to try routes that have never been done before, any suggestions? I've noted one of mine below but it would be really interesting what everyone's thoughts on new routes could be. EX3: The idea would be a Livingston Centre express coming from Whitburn via Armadale...

If you look on Lothian Country's Facebook page lots of people suggested the X18 be extended to Whitburn due to people in Armadale wanting a better link to Tippethill hospital and to Whitburn for getting to work. The Number 6 I was aware off but it's more difficult sell since it's a town service...

It has upped First buses game since Lothian started. For example they stupidly reduced the 21 between Bathgate to Whitburn to every 60 minutes which left Armadale with only a direct hourly service to Whitburn which was ridiculous. Lothian has listened to passengers and extended the X18 to...

Of course not haha, the X18 is delayed due to traffic in the New bridge area and the fleet they use isn't the most reliable. But it is something that I think could be the reasoning behind these new Green Arrow coaches, as Scotrail have really got a bad reputation since Abellio took over.

It was a Bathgate bound train that caused today's disruption as it's pantograph literally disattached from the train and got stuck on the overhead wiring. However its unclear if it was the train or the wiring that caused it to happen. The issue a lot of people have with scotrail is that these...

I say that as it looks like Lothian are going after Scotrail passengers rather than First bus on the West Lothian-Edinburgh sector

Right now is a perfect example why the X18 is a more reliable option. Trains disrupted AGAIN between Bathgate and Edinburgh due to overhead wiring problems in Glasgow. This happens way too often on the Bathgate route and I seriously think the unreliability of Scotrail is a key advantage to...

I'm sure on their Facebook page they said they were looking into a review of the ticketing system. An weekly/monthly ticket would maybe convince more passengers from First as I'm sure First already offer them between West Lothian and Edinburgh?

From looking on their new Facebook status their is already people in the comments section saying they're staying with the X18, although everyone seems pretty happy Lothian are at least trying new routes.

Does this mean new coaches are coming for more Green Arrow Services?

It sounds like nearly everyone in this discussion agrees the new Green Arrow services aren't good enough, so what would everyone suggest Lothian do to fix that and make them better? I would start off by extending the EX1 to Whitburn via Armadale as I feel their is a tiny bit more demand in...

Does anyone know if other service changes are coming on the 30th e.g. the next phase?

I'm not sure how it works with First Bus getting sold but is it possible that Lothian could buy First West Lothian or is it more likely one big company will take over First buses as a whole? This would be their perfect opportunity to take over West Lothian if they want it bad enough but at the...

They will be offering a CITY single ticket of £2.50 but am I right the X18 allows rideacards to be used therefore it's cheaper?

I'm talking about the £7.50 Lothian WEST day tickets but I mentioned the bundles you can get on the app which is a bundle of 5 for £25 and bundle of 20 for £95. Only reason I don't personally use First is because of the add on with Lothian that you can use their city buses which is great if you...

On the X18 it is £25 for 5 day tickets and £95 for 20 day tickets (which can be used on Lothian city and Edinburgh Trams). Again perfect for 5 day working week travel and you save £62.10 vs the train a month... Much better value

The good thing with the Lothian WEST Day Tickets is you can use them on Lothian CITY buses which is great if you work in a not central part of the city such as Leith Walk for example. If I was Lothian I would not change the prices and keep it the same they have for the X18 and introduce a...

The best offer from Bathgate is the 5 return journeys for £39.50 (equals £158 for 4 weeks of 5 days travel) which works out perfectly if you travel to Edinburgh for a 5 day working week. But ScotRail offer a weekly ticket for £42.20 and a monthly ticket for £162.10 which means you save around £4...

What's the EX3 that keeps getting mentioned, I never knew their was a EX3?

40 minutes on the EX1 full route at off peak times is actually really good, only 15 minutes longer than the train. Issue is at peak times it takes 55 minutes full route which is 30 minutes longer than the 25 minute train route. I'm not sure how it will do but it will be a difficult sell to...