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The ex stagecoach vehicle is Dennis trident 18097 from stagecoach east Scotland.

In the 1990s, there was a proposal by Fife Council to transport pupils from Cardenden, to Lochgelly high school, by train, as Lochgelly Station is a few minutes walk away, and most pupils could walk to Cardenden Station in 10-15 minutes. The plan was never carried out.

Double deckers was the Bristol VRT and for single decker the mk1 Leyland national

I suppose to answer that, you need to go back to the late 80s, when drivers at Central Scottish went on strike, over changes to things they were used to, as a result of the merger with Kelvin, and the introduction of new working practices. It lasted several weeks.

I'm one of them! There used to be a network of services, called Eurolines. Does that still exist?

If we're on about uk to overseas coach services, then I'd say Belfast to Dublin, if Bus Eireann still runs it.

Such an example exists in Cluny, between Cardenden and Kirkcaldy, at the entrance to Coalden Farm. Pavement on one side, but the entrance to the farm is what is used for Cardenden bound buses.

A friend of mine knows someone who has recently retired from Moffat and Williamson, at their St. Fort depot. That person has said that M&W ran bingo buses from Newburgh and Newport on Tay to the Kingsway Bingo Hall in Cupar. M&W also ran a bingo bus from St Monans to the Kingsway in Leven, and...

As an aside, some of the East Kent willowbrook bodied VRs moved in 1994 to Fife Scottish. Speaking of Northern, later Go Ahead Northern, I don't believe that their North Tyneside depots, Wallsend and Percy Main, had any. I wonder if any depots within NBC companies, which bought the VR, didn't...

Back in the day go ahead northern ran some peak hour express services x16 and x38, and a few 3xx routes were limited stop in Newcastle.

Last week Premier Bingo, who had halls in Alloa and Cowdenbeath, ceased trading. I was reminded that, for a time in the early 1990s, the Bingo ran a free service from cardenden and lochgelly, to the hall. It was operated by Kelty coaches, but it ended mid 1990s. My mum used to use it. A post I...

This move would mean Stagecoach regains the soccer bus contracts, which operate from sandhills Station.

Back in the early 1990s, Black's of Lochgelly had the tender for the Burntisland Town service, and they decided to run a Lochgelly to Burntisland service, via Cowdenbeath. It wasn't frequent, about four journeys each way a day, using one minibus. When Black's ceased trading in 1995, Stagecoach...

Dunfermline, as Citylink now calls at Halbeath.

1673897169 Yes it was, I saw it a few times and it was National Express Coaches on it.