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I've never been a bus driver so I'm intrigued to learn about the structures of bus depots and what you guys feel is the ideal size for a bus depot in terms of the number of drivers, fleet size, management team size, total number of routes, etc.

Mod note: Originally posted in the First Greater Glasgow thread Sadly the anti-social behaviour with buses isn't stopping. https://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/news/23483247.first-bus-drumchapel-mum-slams-decision-ban-pupils/?fbclid=IwAR0GPvqJzKaX8zhC9ueh3N_7EgYkaGHp1zV6VsmOYVlULKDqNXgLPQOXnHs

I thought I'd make this thread as in the past, other members have mentioned how SPT waste money on fresh air services that nobody uses. Any operator's services other than First Glasgow can be discussed as they have their own speculative thread and ideas for SPT tendered services can also be...

I've only been fully aware of what SPT tendered services are in recent years and I've always wondered what they could do in order to improve these given that resources in terms of money and drivers have never been more tight than they are now. For me personally, they need to put the money they...

There is an article from The Herald that gives some pretty grim reading into the upcoming funding cuts this month in Scotland. I've quoted the full article below...

There is a thread like this for First Glasgow that has worked quite well for route and service suggestions so I thought, given that they've been in the areas for a few months now since the buyout of First Scotland East, one for McGill's would be a good idea. Is there anything in the network...

Supply vs demand is an interesting aspect of the bus industry and personally for me, demand increasing is what has to lead to more supply and increased frequencies. From experience, a lot of the general public seem to think increased supply has to come before demand increases and this is part...

Intrigued to know what people think of this question. I'm a bit in the middle on the subject so I'd love to know what people think and why

*Mod note* Posts 1-34 were originally in this thread: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/first-greater-glasgow.164437/ https://www.firstgroup.com/greater-glasgow/news-and-service-updates/planned-changes/changes-spt-tendered-services-sunday-12 SPT changes announced too now. 31 absolutely...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/first-greater-glasgow.164437 At my local station (Garscadden) there are 2 trains each way per hour but all 4 trains in total are due with a 12-15 minute time period. Could they be spread out a little?

Would love to know what people think regarding city centres and banning the likes of cars and having stricter taxi policies. Personally if public transport would benefit from less congestion I'd be all for a ban. Congestion is a major issue in Glasgow where I'm based and not enough is done to...

I was thinking about something different and it gave me an idea for a discussion. Could buses without set timing points, scheduled times etc work? Personally, I don't think so because of it being Russian roulette for when a bus could possibly turn up and the only way to stop that being an issue...

I've seen a lot of reaction to First service cuts especially over the last few years and all I ever see in response to them is people saying how much they need them and use them. The main reason for cuts is low passenger usage so this makes me wonder if customers really do take things for...

Hi guys, I'd love to know how often the buses you use are late and how late they are. Was on a First Glasgow 9A today that ended up 40mins late by the time it got through Hillington into Braehead due to a lot of congestion near the motorway. I use the 1s the most in Glasgow and these are...

Glasgow and the outskirts are full of long bus routes that are just a bit too long and I would love to know if there are any stupidly long routes in your area. Can be any company. Glasgow has the 2,3,6,8,21,46,57,60,65,90 and Lanarkshire has the 201 which is also extremely long. Personally I...

I've had a thought about Glasgow and the surrounding areas and as far as First go, there isn't very many express services. I want to know whether you guys think Glasgow could do with more and what could First do for routes. So far we only have the following: 1/1A/1B/1C/1D/1E X1 X3 X4 X8 X11...

Hi, I'm relatively new to this site and I'd love to know what type of forum you guys engage in on here. For me personally I mainly engage with forums related to First Glasgow and other Glasgow or nearby related forum posts.

Hi guys I would love to know what you value more when it comes to traveling out of the cost of the journey or how long it takes. For me personally cost will always be the main factor but I have seen a lot of people think in many different ways so I'd love for us to say what we value more to...

Hi guys, with First being up for sale and Mcgills struggling I would love to know what you think of the idea of a council run bus network in Glasgow and if it would work. I am unsure personally as it would depend massively on fleet investment and cost of fares so I would love to know what you...

Hi guys, I'd love to know what you think of train and bus ticket prices around Glasgow in the surrounding areas. Personally I think trains are overly expensive unless you are going 1 or 2 stops but I don't feel as if bus prices are too bad. What do you think?