overthewater
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https://lothiancountry.co.uk/
We are proud to announce to the people of Queensferry that from the 4th June 2017 a brand new bus company called Lothiancountry will be commencing the operation of services from South Queensferry to Edinburgh following the withdrawal of services by Stagecoach.
Lothiancountry will be wholly owned by Lothian Buses but will operate as a standalone business with it’s own buses and products.
Historically two major transport providers First and Stagecoach have been unable to operate commercially viable services within this area with low patronage and increasing levels of traffic congestion contributing to their withdrawal.
The successful continuation of bus services is wholly dependent on customer usage levels – it’s important that the community embrace our new venture to ensure its ongoing success.
We have been working hard behind the scenes over the last few weeks gathering customer and journey time data, and working in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council on the delivery of bus priority measures that ensure our ability to run reliable services which optimise journey times and deliver a positive customer experience.
( This is very big indeed, and will benefit Stagecoach aswell. )
Some of these measures have now been agreed for implementation:
* Traffic signal prioritisation at Princes Street/Queensferry Street junction and Queensferry Street/Melville Street
* A commitment that the existing citybound bus lane is not compromised on approach to Dean Bridge
* Review of parking restrictions on key arterial city routes to allow for passing places for buses
* There is, however, an ongoing need to look long term and strategically at traffic flows into the city: