9U resurrected (19376)

Service 9U has been resurrected - but not for the general public.

 

The service has now restarted between Hillhead & ARI only on a limited stop basis for students and University of Aberdeen staff on presentation of university ID.

 

The bus now runs along times deemed by the university to fit with demand and it appears that Bluebird have registered the new 119 service to provide the driver with some work between university runs. The service is now double deck operated since the main term restarted due to the AM peak demand. This lunchtime run picked up a reasonable load for Hillhead, surprised the University did not chose to keep this as a registered service as they would have saved a fortune as the service would therefore qualify for Bus Service Operators Grant and gained some additional revenue from members of the public using the service.

 

The interwork with the 119 is very tight and this 9U run left ARI ten minutes late after the bus made it back from Culter. 19376 seen here on Ashgrove Rd West on its way to Hillhead.

 

Presumably the duty is :

 

0750 9U Hillhead to ARI

0810 dead to Hillhead

0830 9U Hillhead to ARI

0850 dead to Culter

0915 119 to Union Sq

0955 spare

1205 119 to Culter

1242 dead to ARI

1310 9U to Hillhead

1330 dead to ARI

1350 9U to Hillhead

1410 spare

1640 9U to Hillhead

1700 dead to ARI

1720 9U to Hillhead

1740 dead to Union Sq

 

Wonder if it does a school run in the afternoon between duties?

 

 

Done