Service should be restored

Sir, I write concerning the stopping of the bus service Stagecoach X36 between Ardrossan habour and Buchanan Street bus station in Glasgow highlighted recently in the Banner.

This service was never properly advertised, especially on the ferry, hence the ‘light use’ stated by Stagecoach, but, as stated in the Banner it was used by many elderly and infirm, maybe not to go to Glasgow, but to connect with other services such as the train to Largs or the bus to Crosshouse Hospital.

A few years ago I took up this matter and suggested at the time that a better and more economical bus service for Arran residents would be the No 12, which runs between Ardrossan and Stevenson. In this day of modern communication it should not be difficult to arrange a No 12 bus to meet the arrival of each incoming ferry from Arran at Ardrossan port. As you will probably know, every No 12 bus, in both directions, goes round the roundabout at Asda, and we would only need one heading for Stevenson at the time of the ferry arrival. Asda would probably benefit from this also.

I, along with many others, would be extremely grateful if our MP Mrs Patricia Gibson could take up this matter on behalf of the Arran residents, and possibly many visitors, for a service to be restored and I have written to ask her to do this

Yours,

Cathie Steed Whiting Bay