A revised timetable – restoring a threatened bus service linking Dunblane and Stirling to Crieff and Perth – might be printed within the coming weeks.
Stagecoach mentioned this week that it had added weekday journeys to the 15A service within the morning in the direction of Stirling and within the afternoon again to Crieff.
It follows session carried out on a revised timetable which confirmed the 15A, which takes in Greenloaning and Braco as nicely, was to be decreased to as soon as each two hours.
The timings would have meant the buses at both finish of the day serving commuters, and pupils going to Dunblane Excessive Faculty, would have been lower.
Considerations have been aired over the proposed dropping of the service from Crieff, leaving at 7.40am, and the service leaving Stirling at 3.30pm. The modifications had been set to return into impact from October 31.
Prospects nevertheless made their views recognized and Stagecoach have now restored the providers within the mild of those responses.
One bus person, mum-of-three Krissy Scott, had arrange a petition which attracted nearly 400 signatures and inspired individuals to fill in a Stagecoach survey.
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Ms Scott had identified that there have been round 20 schoolchildren from Crieff, Braco and Greenloaning who usually travelled by bus to Dunblane Excessive Faculty on the 15A service.
She added: “It will have a large, detrimental impact on its giant variety of present bus customers – not simply our youngsters.
“Upon phoning Stagecoach to boost my considerations, I used to be informed there was a problem in recruiting bus drivers – not that the 15A service wasn’t viable, busy or getting used.
“Satirically, the 8am bus is all the time packed. We as a group think about the 15A to be a lifeline service.”
A spokesperson for Stagecoach East Scotland mentioned this week: “Following session we've added a weekday journey within the morning in the direction of Stirling, and a weekday journey within the afternoon again from Stirling.
"Revised timetables might be printed on our web site within the coming weeks.”
Dunblane Inexperienced councillor Alasdair Tollemache mentioned this week: “I'm delighted that Stagecoach have reconsidered their determination over this very important hyperlink for college college students and commuters.
“We should enhance the general public use of public transport and never enhance reliance on the automobile. This alteration of coronary heart could be very welcome “