BETTER BUS SERVICES IN KINTYRE
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:43 pmBETTER BUS SERVICES IN KINTYRE
Argyll and Bute Council has agreed to extend the 421 bus route from Ormsary to Kilberry for an experimental one year period starting on 30th June.
The present bus service from Lochgilphead currently terminates at Ormsary whilst Kilberry is served by a route from Tarbert which only operates at school times.
The extension of the service comes as a result of local requests made to the Council that consideration be given to linking up the two routes to provide Kilberry with a better bus service. In addition to linking up the school time journeys it has also proved possible to extend some Lochgilphead to Ormsary journeys to Kilberry.
The bus service between Kilberry and Lochgilphead will consist of four buses a day each way on school days and two per day on Saturdays and during school holidays. On school days there will also be two journeys from Tarbert to Kilberry and one from Kilberry to Tarbert. There will be an extra journey to Ormsary on Saturday mornings.
The improvement has been welcomed by local businesses on the route, who see the advantages which better public transport links can bring to this rural part of Kintyre.
Councillor Donnie MacMillan, Chairperson of the Mid Argyll, Kintyre and Islay Area Committee, said: “The extension of this bus service is in response to requests from local residents and businesses in the area and the Council hopes they will help to promote and use the service so that it can continue beyond the one year experiment.
"The extension to the service has been achieved at marginal cost by making better use of existing resources and if it is well supported then other journeys currently terminating at Ormsary could also be extended to Kilberry.”
The 421 bus service is operated on behalf of the Council by West Coast Motors. Timetable leaflets are available locally or can be downloaded from the Council website, www.argyll-bute.gov.uk
Argyll and Bute Council has agreed to extend the 421 bus route from Ormsary to Kilberry for an experimental one year period starting on 30th June.
The present bus service from Lochgilphead currently terminates at Ormsary whilst Kilberry is served by a route from Tarbert which only operates at school times.
The extension of the service comes as a result of local requests made to the Council that consideration be given to linking up the two routes to provide Kilberry with a better bus service. In addition to linking up the school time journeys it has also proved possible to extend some Lochgilphead to Ormsary journeys to Kilberry.
The bus service between Kilberry and Lochgilphead will consist of four buses a day each way on school days and two per day on Saturdays and during school holidays. On school days there will also be two journeys from Tarbert to Kilberry and one from Kilberry to Tarbert. There will be an extra journey to Ormsary on Saturday mornings.
The improvement has been welcomed by local businesses on the route, who see the advantages which better public transport links can bring to this rural part of Kintyre.
Councillor Donnie MacMillan, Chairperson of the Mid Argyll, Kintyre and Islay Area Committee, said: “The extension of this bus service is in response to requests from local residents and businesses in the area and the Council hopes they will help to promote and use the service so that it can continue beyond the one year experiment.
"The extension to the service has been achieved at marginal cost by making better use of existing resources and if it is well supported then other journeys currently terminating at Ormsary could also be extended to Kilberry.”
The 421 bus service is operated on behalf of the Council by West Coast Motors. Timetable leaflets are available locally or can be downloaded from the Council website, www.argyll-bute.gov.uk