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Monday, 10 June 2019

The Scotsman

• Hand councils more powers to run bus routes, says LabourCouncils across Scotland could be handed sweeping new powers to introduce publicly-owned bus services under plans coming before MSPs this week.

Other Regional Press

• New airport bus ready to take off across Dundee and Xplore the countryIts X90 Airport Xpress is one of the firm’s Xplore More journeys – which also include express transport to concerts across Scotland.

Other News Sources

• Baroness Randerson: A clear government strategy is needed for rural bus services to surviveThe strategy must support council funding and increase passenger numbers, says Baroness Randerson. Bus services have been declining since the 1950s and the problem was made worse in the 1980s by the deregulation of bus services outside London. Competition was meant to stimulate the market but in rural areas there is effectively no competition within the bus industry. Almost three in every five journeys made by public transport are by bus. That’s not as impressive as it sounds because, outside London, the car is king.