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Unilink (Stirling bus route)

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Bus route in Stirling, Scotland
UL
Overview
OperatorMcGill's Scotland East
Route
StartStirling
EndUniversity 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. It is operated by McGill's Scotland East (formerly First Midland Bluebird).

History

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

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

In February 2022, the route was extended to serve Alexander Court. 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.

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

References

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  2. Peteranna, Ryan (2017-11-02). "New bus services for Stirling students 'result of customer feedback'". Brig Newspaper. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
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  4. Marjoribanks, Kaiya (2015-09-30). "Luxury buses introduced on route between Stirling University and the city centre". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  5. "Stirling students to travel in style". Stirling News. Archived from the original on 2022-07-10. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  6. "'Best buses in Scotland'". Bus & Coach Buyer. 2015-09-30. Archived from the original on 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  7. Observer, Stirling (2018-11-22). "Residents blame Stirling University's £1.1million bus hub for parking woes". Daily Record. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  8. Glen, Isla (2022-02-17). "UniLink extended to Alexander Court". Brig Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  9. Jackson, Peter (2022-06-15). "FirstGroup rebuffs I Squared offer". CBW. Archived from the original on 2022-07-10. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  10. Deyell, Freya (2022-09-14). "No more drunken stumbles back to campus: Night bus returns". Brig Newspaper. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
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