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Wednesday, 16 September 2020

Times Online

• First Group’s next step is the sale of American school buses [subscription]Just like buses, reasons for long-suffering shareholders in First Group to start feeling better about life came along one after another yesterday.

Edinburgh Evening News

• Residents say change of operator means bus-tram journey into Edinburgh costs moreRESIDENTS in Ratho say a change of bus operator has left them paying more for the same service.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Councillors dismiss parents’ pleas to bring back school bus service for Aberdeenshire communityFamilies in Kingseat were told shortly before schools returned their children now face a 30-minute walk to Newmachar Primary School as their bus service had been scrapped.

Other Regional Press

• Bus driver 'left passengers at stop' because of coronavirus rulesBy Eirian Jane-Prosser.
• Three year fight for bus service to link isolated Barnsley villages Bus operator says they made all the right moves to demonstrate a new service would be worth trying

Other News Sources

• FirstGroup reports patronage bounce backPatronage improvements accelerating at UK bus division     FirstGroup has reported an “encouraging acceleration” in the rate of patronage recovery in recent weeks at its UK bus division. In an update to the City this morning, the Aberdeen-based group says passenger volumes across the division have increased from around 10% of pre-pandemic levels at the low point to more than 50% last week. The division has recently increased operated mileage to almost 90% of pre-pandemic levels to provide more capacity as demand increases, even as social distancing restrictions remain in ...