Unilink (Stirling bus route)

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Overview
Operator McGill's Scotland East
Route
Start Stirling
End University of Stirling campus

Unilink is a bus route that runs between Stirling city centre and the University of Stirling campus. The route had branded orange and navy buses, before McGill's changed the livery to a light blue. [1] It is operated by McGill's Scotland East (formerly First Midland Bluebird). [2]

History

In 2015, a fleet of five new double-decker buses was deployed on the route. The bodies were manufactured by Alexander Dennis. [3] [4] [5] [6]

In November 2018 the route changed from arriving at the university on West Link road to arriving at the newly built university bus hub. [7]

In February 2022, the route was extended to serve Alexander Court. [8] The same year, First introduced a new livery for buses operating the service, these buses were briefly used in Glasgow by First after they ceased operations in Stirling. [9]

In September 2022, the night service was re-introduced. [10] Shortly after, operation of the route was taken over by McGill's Bus Services. [11]

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