You wait ages for a new bus route, then ten come along at once...
... no, seriously. Angus Council's agenda for the forthcoming Infrastructure Services meeting showed Dundee-based Fishers Tours are planning on introducing TEN new services.
As the Public Transport Update document from within the agenda showed, "Following the commencement of the new Scotland-wide free bus scheme for older and disabled persons from 1 April 2006, Fishers Tours have registered on a commercial basis a number of new local bus services aimed particularly at the leisure market. The start dates have still to be confirmed with the Traffic Commissioner however, these are expected to be in May 2006. The services will all operate on a fortnightly basis each offering a day return journey as follows:
Service 221 : Arbroath - Carnoustie - Monifieth - Dundee - Kirkcaldy (Tues)
Service 222 : Arbroath - Carnoustie - Monifieth - Dundee - Oban (Wed)
Service 223 : Arbroath - Carnoustie - Monifieth - Dundee - Birkhill- Pitlochry (Thurs)
Service 224 : Arbroath - Carnoustie - Monifieth - Dundee - Jedburgh (Fri)
Service 225 : Arbroath - Carnoustie - Monifieth - Dundee - Ayr (Mon)
Service 226 : Arbroath - Carnoustie - Monifieth - Dundee - Fort William (Tues)
Service 227 : Arbroath - Carnoustie - Monifieth - Dundee - Callander (Wed)
Service 228 : Arbroath - Carnoustie - Monifieth - Dundee - Inverness (Thurs)
Service 229 : Arbroath - Carnoustie - Monifieth - Dundee - Largs (Fri)
Service 230 : Dundee - Monifieth - Carnoustie - Arbroath - Montrose - Aberdeen (Mon)
Upon asking the transport manager and at their Travel Shop, these are to be marketed as Scottish Express, with no advance booking. Each service runs every fortnight, meaning it looks as if just one coach is to be used. The Kirkcaldy service will run "via coast". The only thing needed now is the start date, which is still planned for some point in May. McGill’s legendary “SmoothieCruisers” from last year i.e. their operating area to the boundary for the former SPT pass scheme was well received, and this seems to be a similar idea.
posted by Suzy Scott @ 23:38
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