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Volvo B10L 145 seen at Broughty Ferry Gray Street. As no fares are charged on this route (Sainsbury's pick up the tab!) the Daysaver4 £4.00 and Adult Day Saver £2.00 branding seems rather superflous!

When several users of the Fintry service contacted the press, some of them took the "revised timetable with an extra bus in the afternoon peak" to mean double deckers. Several punters still talk amongst themselves of getting double deckers soon (who said they were? No-one, just one of the responses from the company re overcrowding was to say they would not put on double deckers to this route, as the passengers preferred low-floor buses!) Anyway, today they got their wish, on at least 17% of the all-day allocation, as bus 99 got out. Seen @ Union Street. Link corrected 10 May

Firstly, Stagecoach in Perth sent newly-repainted Volvo B10M/Plaxton Interurban coach 528 to Dundee on Service 16, after it worked a private hire in Perth alongside 660. The bus is seen backing off from Dundee Bus Station.

Usually on a Sunday, Service 4B and 5/6 are worked by the "FerryLink" 9x/10x Volvo B6LE's, as these are the shortest low-floor buses (bar 121), and are not needed on a Sunday as there are no 9x/10x services! However, on public holidays, the 9x/10x DOES run, so the 4B and 5/6 typically get the ex-TWM batch of Dennis Darts. The 4B and 5/6 are seen here, at Camperdown Leisure Park and Technology Park.

Despite what's been said about the Coakley fleet, two of the three CBC vehicles I spotted (all on Route 260?) carried excellent paint jobs. The other looked as if it has just escaped from Stamford Brook.... The Lynx E266 WUB is seen at Killmermont Street (opposite the Bus Station), while if you look in the back of the Dicksons picture, you will see L51 HSG, the Mercedes ex-Arriva 251.

One of the "Station Connector" Optare MetroRiders (two are required at any one time) in North Hanover Street, awaiting for the lights to change so it can pass Queen Street Station heading for Buchanan.

First Glasgow's SS10 seen on Service 38. The route now regularly sees Scania's and double-deckers, and is planned for an extension on its southern leg later this month. The bus is almost perfect presentation in Barbie2 livery - except for the FirstDay flyer stuffed down the registration box! More long-term, memo's handed down from Corporate HQ specifiy that all low-floor buses will be in Barbie 1 livery - regardless of trim - and that the Barbie Volvo Olympian double deckers get painted into Barbie 2.

Arriva Scotland West operate half of Service 905 between Glasgow BBS and Glasgow Airport, on behalf of Scottish Citylink. Three yellow/blue Citylink Darts are used, except when a spare is needed, and a standard Arriva liveried Dart (with less luggage space!) is used. here, 827 is seen near George Square and adjacent to Queen Street station.

G258 TSL was new to Stagecoach Perth as 258 in 1990, as part of the Perth Panther fleet MkII - the one that replaced those remaining Nationals, the Iveco's, and the loaned Transits. Most have moved around Stagecoach, and this one was last at Western, before being sold to McColls, but ending up with Dicksons of Erskine. Seen here at Union Street, near Central Station.