Detrimental changes to West End bus services

I have criticised changes that will see the removal of a vital bus service from the west end of Perth Road, resulting in fewer bus options for residents but also removing the service for visitors to a local care home. Bus changes at the end of May will result in National Express Service 5 terminating [...]

Tayway 73 bus service

On behalf of West End constituents, I recently contacted Stagecoach Strathtay regarding the operation of the Service 73.   Constituents have complained that on a regular basis passengers are having to change buses at Whitehall Crescent – so when a resident travels back to the West End from Broughty Ferry, a change of buses is [...]

Bus services : latest

Following constituents’ concerns about the timetable reliability of 73 Tayway services recently, I raised this matter with Stagecoach’s Operations Director for East Scotland, who has responded as follows :  “We have had problems adhering to the timetables on all services due to the weather conditions of the last few weeks.  Whilst most of the main [...]

73 bus service complaints

I have received complaints recently from some residents in the Blackness Avenue area about the reliability of the Stagecoach Strathtay 73 service – the following is an example of the concern from one resident : “On the last three occasions that I have waited at the seagate bus stop for the 3.03pm and the 3.11pm [...]

Improvements promised at Dundee Bus Station

I recently wrote to the Operations Manager of Stagecoach Strathtay as follows : “I have received complaints about an alleged lack of staffing at the Seagate bus station – people saying there are few staff on, it taking ages to be served, people missing buses as a result. Can you advise me of the current [...]

School buses issue …

  I recently received concerns about Harris Academy pupils who live in the area around the western end of Perth Road (west of the school) finding difficulty being able to get on a bus to/from school as they are so busy. I have received the following feedback from the Director of Travel Dundee (National Express [...]

69 bus service

The 69 bus service runs across the West End only three times a day on weekdays but it is a very useful service for those residents who live on the streets it serves that are not visited by any other buses. However, I have had complaints about its punctuality recently and, in particular, the failure [...]

69 and 72 bus services

I am disappointed at the decision by Stagecoach Strathtay to withdraw the 72 bus service around part of the West End, although relieved that concerns about the 69 service which covers a larger route in the West End are unfounded and it is not being withdrawn. I was contacted at the end of last week [...]

Stagecoach Strathtay Bus Route Changes

Following my blog entry last Friday about bus routes (click on headline above to view), I have had feedback from Stagecoach Strathtay’s Operations Manager on the matter as follows: “Cllr Macpherson, Just a quick explanation of the change to the service 13 route. It has always been the intention for the 13 to use the [...]

Buses update

There are some significant changes to local bus services in the Dundee area about to take place which come into effect on Sunday 6th April and Monday 7th April. If you click on the headline above you can read the details including a press release from Jim Lee, Managing Director of Travel Dundee, which explains [...]