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The 902 is to connect with the 909 at Edinburgh Airport supplying a link into the City. West Coast Motors have also gained an Aberdeen
902 not going to be quite a long route in terms of journey time? X14 from First was nearly 2 hours at peaks from Livi, admittedly via Bathgate, Whitburn, Salsburgh and direct from Eurocentral. X15 ran direct with a stop at Harthill only. Can't see 902 being that much faster if it goes into Airdrie and Coatbridge Town Centres as well as calling at Whitburn and Harthill. Putting an indicative route into Google maps in the peaks suggests a top end time of 1hr 20 to 1hr 50mins in a car.
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902 will be exactly 1 hour 30 mins each way
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Possibly
That's pretty good going to serve all these places, especially in the peaks.
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Isn't Edinburgh Coach Lines getting the majority of the 902?
Dfatcontroller
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I was told that the 902 is Parks x3 and ECL x1.
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That would make sense as 3 buses Start in Coatbridge/Airdrie one starts and finishes at Edinburgh Airport
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When is the timetable going to be made public?
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I'm not sure - ask Citylink.
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50412 10:00 M20 Glasgow - London. It is one of the Southbound fleet
What is the Southbound fleet?
I have noticed Stagecoach Panoramas on the 900 and M10. What is the reason for this?
Dfatcontroller
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Cumbernauld had 14 Panorama; 50412-50419 in Citylink/900 livery and 50406-50411 in Megabus livery.
50413-50419 moved to Kilmarnock for operating the 900, 50401-50405 (401/2/4/5 in X76 livery and 403 in distance yellow) also help out in this regard on the 900 and other Citylink routes.
50412 (in Citylink livery) is therefore part of the Megabus fleet at the moment. These are the only vehicles permitted to work the M11/M20 to London and therefore regarded as the "southbound fleet".
Van Hools used to work M11/M20 but were taken off on reliability concerns.
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Traveline Scotland
Timetables and journey planner for all bus, rail, coach, air and ferry services in Scotland. Also open 24 hours by phone on 0871 200 22 33.
Timetable for the 902 is on Traveline website.
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Citylink have officially announced the 902.
Looks like the runs starting 03:50 from Coatbridge, 07:23 from Airdrie and 05:55 from Glasgow are Parks operated. The run starting 06:45 from the Airport is Edinburgh Coach Lines.Traveline Scotland
Timetables and journey planner for all bus, rail, coach, air and ferry services in Scotland. Also open 24 hours by phone on 0871 200 22 33.www.travelinescotland.com
Timetable for the 902 is on Traveline website.
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What is it likely to be operated with, non-Plaxton single decks?
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Park’s have had a few all white elites going around. They are HSK 643/6/7. It’s likely to be those that they use. HSK 648/9/50 are there if need be too. Edinburgh Coach Lines I would imagine could use the spare ex Parks Panther 2?
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Ah great, thanks.
It will be good to have a route from the Edinburgh area with connections to North Lanarkshire (I'm mainly meaning the 201 from Airdrie). I know the 900 has connections at Maxim Park but it seems they only run in the mornings and evenings, and don't run during the day.
Dfatcontroller
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Citylink have posted a shot of an Elite in the paintshop (presume at Blantyre).
Park's only have two of the "Logans" Elites left in white. HSK646 & HSK647.
HSK643 gained Harmony Holidays livery last year.
Perhaps ECL's SJ72HSE is for the 902?
FlybeDash8Q400
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My assumption would be that HSK 648/9/50 will switch to the 902 alongside HSK 646/647 then.
A good suggestion for the ECL vehicle though. I had forgotten about that one. OIG1543 remains as the spare perhaps?
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Is OIG1543 back in service yet? I understand it spent the night on Princes Street a couple of weeks ago before being towed away?
I suspect that it could be HSK646/647 with a 9700 as required from Parks to make the 3rd vehicle.
I hope ECL will be SJ72HSE too.
Is it an error that the 902 is being listed on BusTimes as Citylink and McGill’s? Would make sense why Livingston suddenly has a service for the first time.
Dfatcontroller
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Yes it's a mistake. It's a Citylink route.