Peter Gedge's blog

If by chance the chap that was running for the bus at 06:00 this morning outside the Kirkstyle Garage reads this blog............I have complained to George Devine at Stagecoach on your behalf.  The bus was early this morning, shown by the fact that we waited at Blackburn, the Airport and Moat House at Bucksburn, so there was no excuse for the driver not waiting for you.

 It is that last thing you need at that time in the morning and the drivers should show some sense and responsibility. 

Cheers

Peter

This week Stagecoach have finally got their buses to avoid going to the airport at peak times, only a week later than their timetables and posters on the buses indicated. Still better late than never, and I even managed to get home in the light last night, all in time to pick a small boy up from footie.

Then again I didn't think the bus was going to make it this morning as the engine died as we tried to move off from the High Street. I always think they put the best bus on for the early customers.................who needs heating in the winter anyway!? I suppose I should just be grateful that we do have a regular bus service and get on with it.

It looks like there has been a partial success for those wanting to go straight to and from Aberdeen without a scenic tour of the airport.

From the 19th Feb it looks like at least the peak hour buses will avoid sitting in the queue to rejoin the stream on to the A96.

Coming back in the evening the 16:30, the 17:30 and the 17:55 leaving town will come straight back to Kemnay, removing 25 minutes from the journey.

In the morning the 06:24 the 06:58 and the 07:23 will take you straight into the office or school and avoid driving round to the airport just to check it is still there.

It looks rather like the pressure applied by lots of members of the "220 Community" has come to bear on Stagecoach Bluebus and they have agreed to return the peak time 220 buses to their original route i.e. not going via the airport. Stagecoach have also agreed to move the times of the buses returning from Aberdeen in the evening to their original times, that is, the times they have been running at for many years and the ones that people have organised their lives around!

I did feel the need to try and get some response from Stagecoach as to why they has changed ALL the 220 buses to go via the airport as they go into and out of town. I did also copy my email to local MPs and the P&J. The P&J seem keen to print something about this, but we will just wait and see. This is a copy of what I sent to Satgecoach on Thursday 28th Sepetember, and have so far had no response to: