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Route M3 is a bus route in Glasgow. It runs from Milton to the city centre via Springburn and Stobhill Hospital. [1] It is operated commercially by First Glasgow. [2] The service was formerly numbered 3. [3] In October 2015, the frequency of the route was reduced to hourly. [4] In January 2020, the route began being operated by electric buses.
A First Glasgow Volvo Ailsa B55 in Bridgeton in 2005. First Glasgow was created through FirstGroup's buyout of Strathclyde Buses (created from the former Greater Glasgow Passenger Transport Executive bus fleet, formerly the municipal Glasgow Corporation Transport), which had itself recently bought out the former Kelvin Central Buses (an amalgamation of Kelvin Scottish and Central Scottish ...
Some services are operated by Edinburgh Coach Lines, Shiel Buses and West Coast Motors. [20] [21] [22] In May 2023, West Coast Motors became the first operator on the Citylink network to operate mirrorless coaches. The company introduced six brand new DAF-powered Irizar i6s tri-axle coaches on routes to Fort William, Skye, and Campbeltown. [23]
The first railway in Scotland was the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway, opened in 1826. The first passenger railway was the Kilmarnock & Troon Railway. [16] The first railways in Scotland were operated using horse traction. By 1850, Scotland's major cities were linked to each other and to the rest of the British railway network.
Glasgow City Council has invested in 'bus corridors' focusing on main bus routes with real time information, and bus priority measures. The Greater Glasgow Passenger Transport Executive (GGPTE), formerly the municipal transport operator, is now privately owned by First Glasgow. The largest bus operators in the City are: First Glasgow – the ...
Clyde Fastlink is a high frequency bus rapid transit system in Glasgow, Scotland.The system was designed to provide greater connectivity and faster journey times between Glasgow City Centre and the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Govan, as well as to several other key developments along the north and south banks of the Clyde Waterfront.
The Glasgow Flyer was announced on 1 June 2007, [4] with a start date of 9 July, and subsequently route 905 was withdrawn. Fairline Coaches instead started a competing independently run service, Glasgow Airport Link, using route number 905. In July 2008, Fairline Coaches sold its Glasgow City Centre - Glasgow Airport route 905 to First Glasgow ...
It partly replaced route 4A, which was withdrawn. From 5 December, the frequency was reduced to hourly and the route changed to the current route between Anniesland and Partick. [2] [3] In April 2017, First stated that passenger figures were low and that operating the bus was losing the company around £1,100 per week. [4]