2 May 2008
SPT’S £4million boost for bus services
18 Strathclyde bus services renewed
Eighteen much-needed bus services across Strathclyde will continue, thanks to a £4million investment by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT).
SPT subsidises dozens of local bus services which are deemed to be socially necessary but which are not provided by private operators.
Today (Friday 2 May) SPT members agreed to spend £4,086,100 for the continuation of 18 bus services from July 2008 for a period of between three and five years.
SPT Director of Bus Operations, Eric Stewart said: “I’m delighted we can provide these services. Some people would be cut off from public transport if it wasn’t for SPT and local authority funding. However, we have limited funds and unfortunately we simply can’t afford to subsidise all the routes that private operators choose not to serve.
“That’s why we are working closely with bus operators and our local authority partners to come up with a solution which will provide Strathclyde with a first-class bus system.”
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Notes to editors
Contracts were renewed on the following bus routes:
- Service 92 (Partick Bus Station – Gartnaval Hospital) awarded to Glasgow Citybus Ltd at a cost of £54,950 for five years.
- Service 310 (Easterhouse – Shettleston and Glasgow Fort – Shettleston Tesco) awarded to Henderson Travel at a cost of £342,680 for three years.
- Service 327 (Kirkintilloch – Twechar) awarded to Henderson Travel for three years at a cost of £104,432.
- Service 366 (Wishaw – Harthill) awarded to Stuart’s Coaches at a cost of £343,200 for five years.
- Service 111 (Monklands – Airdrie – Thrashbush) awarded to Henderson Travel for three years at a cost of £108,528.
- Service 395 (East Kilbride – Uplawmoor) awarded to Henderson Travel at a cost of £537,780 for three years.
- Service 13 (Strathaven – Hamilton) and Service 172 (Cambuslang – East Kilbride) awarded to Henderson Travel for three years at a cost of £210,000.
- Service 255 (Netherburn – Hamilton), Service 253 (Coalburn – Hamilton) and Service 254 (Hamilton – Strathaven) awarded to Whitelaws Coaches, Ltd for five years at a cost of £578,327.
- Service 105/335 (Lanark Local) awarded to Stuart’s coaches at a cost of £67,500 for five years.
- Service 209 (North Motherwell – Bellshill) awarded to Henderson Travel for three years at a cost of £124,222.
- Service 242 (Wishaw – Overtown – Larkhall) awarded to Whitelaws Coaches at a cost of £171,982 for five years.
- Service 205 (Blantyre – Hairmyres Hospital) awarded to Irvine’s Coaches for five years at a cost of £95,650.
- Service 43 (Ayr – New Cumnock) awarded to Western Buses Ltd for three years at a cost of £371,399.
- Service 125 (Irvine – Beith) awarded to Western Buses at a cost of £405,000 for three years.
- Service 302 (Carrick Castle – Arrochar – Lochgoilhead Primary) awarded to Garelochhead Coaches Ltd for five years at a cost of £279,000.
- Service 48 (Wishaw - Carbarns) awarded to Irvine’s Coaches at a cost of £3,700 for eight weeks – until September 2008 when this service will be incorporated with Wishaw Local Service 93 (see below).
- Service 93 (Wishaw Local) awarded to Henderson Travel at a cost of £153,015 for 34 months.
- Service 206 (Dumbarton – Tullichewan) awarded to First Glasgow for three years at a cost of £134,735.
Timetable details for all bus services are available by telephoning Traveline on 0871 200 22 33 and at travelinescotland.com.