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Agree that the fact the bus dictates how the driver drives became a huge factor in me stepping away from that line of work....how I miss the Ailsa Volvo with no self-cancelling indicators...(we shall not mention driving with both the cab sliding door open and the entrance doors too). The second...

I guess there is some business tactic behind keeping the companies legally seperate. I noticed that Kelvin Central Buses still exists as a 'dormant' company under First Glasgow and still produce annual accounts. Same with Western Buses which lay dormant for around 15 years before Stagecoach...

Do First Glasgow share routes between depots? Had a stint with Western Scottish on the 04 Ayr to Glasgow shared between Ayr & Kilmarnock depots. Mealbreaks are often the biggest issue when wanting to utilise more geographically relevant depots to reduce dead mileage.

Thanks for the thoughts folks. Perhaps car usage is higher in Glasgow/Manchester than Edinburgh. Edinburgh is a nightmare to drive around as the road system is very small with two way overcrowded streets. Still not sure how Lothian manage to operate a dozen hourly service routes, some heading...

Thanks for the info. Was looking for some midweek transport down Dumbarton Road. Think I have been spoiled over the years by Lothian... a dozen night routes every day of the week and not just within the city limits. Glasgow used to have EK-Mountblow a few years back...are there really no punters...

Perhaps off topic but, does anyone know if the City of Glasgow has ANY 24/7 public transport within its city limits? Can't find any midweek night service...First only mention weekends. Surely not possible for the largest city in Scotland.

Worked out of Larkfield Depot on 66A St Leonards to Mountblow using Leyland Olympians with a height of 13'9. We used to stay on Dumbarton Road until a route change put us down Chalmers onto Kilbowie & under the bridge at 13'6. Notice in depot stated we MUST proceed at dead slow speed and MUST...