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Stagecoach Highlands is a bus operator based in Inverness that runs services in the Scottish Highlands as well as on the Orkney Islands and Isle of Skye.It is a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group formed in 2008 following the purchase of the independent Rapsons Group, and is today part of the Stagecoach North Scotland group of companies.
In addition to motor vehicle retailing, the company has a luxury coach hire service under the name Park's of Hamilton, and operates scheduled services in Scotland and England. Park's Motor Group also operates four petrol forecourts, two large body repair centres in Hillington and East Kilbride , and a fast-fit outlet as well as one of the ...
As the Scottish Bus Group broke up, the number of private operators working Citylink contracts increased. Park's, West Coast Motors and Rapsons were now major contributors, while the former SBG companies now owned by Stagecoach ( Fife Scottish , Western Scottish , Bluebird Buses ) began operating their own Stagecoach Express network.
Highland Scottish was the sole operator in Inverness and provided all bus services in and around the town. However, in May 1988, a group of ex-Highland drivers formed Inverness Traction Ltd, operating a fleet of leased minibuses and operating in parallel to Highland's Inverness network. Highland's response to the competition was fast and ...
The origins of Stagecoach Group can be traced back to 1976, at which point Ann Gloag and her husband Robin Gloag established a small recreational vehicle and minibus hire business called Gloagtrotter based in Perth, Scotland. [3] Ann's brother, Brian Souter, an accountant, joined the firm and expanded the business into bus hire. In 1982 ...
The X99 is an express bus service operated by Stagecoach Highlands.It is the fastest public transport connection between Inverness and Caithness. [1] The route runs from Inverness to Thurso via Wick, Helmsdale, Brora, Golspie, and Dornoch, with at least one service per day extending to Scrabster to meet the ferry to Stromness.
Inverness bus station. Inverness bus station is situated at Farraline Park and can be accessed from Academy Street and Margaret Street. The bus station is managed by The Highland Council and is a short walk away from the Inverness railway station and the main shopping area. Permission was granted to demolish the existing bus station in 2000.
A vehicle for hire is a vehicle providing private transport or shared transport for a fee, in which passengers are generally free to choose their points or approximate points of origin and destination, unlike public transport, and which they do not drive themselves, as in car rental and carsharing.