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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 ...
The service was originally known as Glasgow Shuttle and was introduced January 2011. A new fleet of ten Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC single-decker buses entered service on the route on 21 July 2016. [1] [2] On 14 April 2019, ten new Alexander Dennis Enviro400 City double-decker buses entered service on the route [3] [4] [5]
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 successors to the former Glasgow Corporation Transport Department, and the former Central and Kelvin subsidiaries of the Scottish Bus ...
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] From August onward, the route was supported by the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. [5] Since August 2020, operation of the route has been subcontracted to Craigs of Cumbernauld. [6]
Stagecoach West Scotland had faced sustained competition from the FirstGroup between Ardrossan and Kilmarnock since Stagecoach launched its network of Glasgow city services in the heart of First's Glasgow operating territory in 1997, though First withdrew from Ayrshire in October 2005 leaving Stagecoach the sole dominant operator once again.
In September 2019, First announced plans to withdraw the route on 27 October. [1] [2] The company claimed passenger numbers had been falling for several years and blamed this on factors including increased journey times as a result of congestion on the M74 motorway which made the bus less attractive when compared to competing rail services.
The name "McGill's Bus Services" first came into use in 1933. This company was based in Barrhead and was owned by the McGill family. It expanded significantly during the years leading up to bus deregulation, but in July 1997, sold out to the major operator in the area, Clydeside 2000, in the face of significant competition from independent minibus operators.