Service 757 (27797)
The 757 runs alongside the 747 but running from Newtonhil and Portlethen then linking onto the AWPR from the Charleston link road. On the four occasions I have seen a 757 the bus has been empty. The service was introduced after feedback to NESTRANS in a survey that communities would like such a service linking Dyce and the Airport. It is one thing residents wanting such a service, it is another them actually use it. Realisticly unless you work at Dyce/Airport and the hourly service happens to work in with your work shift times how often does the average Portlethen resident actually travel to the Airport in a year.
Loger term there is probably more viability in the 747 and 757 being joined and running Montrose to Stonehaven then to Newtonhill and Portlethen and then to Aberdeen Airport before heading into Aberdeen via ARI to generate enough trade across the whole route.
E300 27797 approaches Craibstone P&R 14 minutes late for Aberdeen Airport when it should be heading towards Kingswells on the return journey. Two cars and one passenger (from the industrial estate) await at the P&R.
This isn't the best place for a photo as the setting sun reflects off the bus, also I appeared to have activated the sensor that turns the traffic light for Craibstone green for buses and it only changed back to red when the large queues of traffic on the link road from the Airport eventually drove through the light at red to turn it back.
Service 757 (27797)
The 757 runs alongside the 747 but running from Newtonhil and Portlethen then linking onto the AWPR from the Charleston link road. On the four occasions I have seen a 757 the bus has been empty. The service was introduced after feedback to NESTRANS in a survey that communities would like such a service linking Dyce and the Airport. It is one thing residents wanting such a service, it is another them actually use it. Realisticly unless you work at Dyce/Airport and the hourly service happens to work in with your work shift times how often does the average Portlethen resident actually travel to the Airport in a year.
Loger term there is probably more viability in the 747 and 757 being joined and running Montrose to Stonehaven then to Newtonhill and Portlethen and then to Aberdeen Airport before heading into Aberdeen via ARI to generate enough trade across the whole route.
E300 27797 approaches Craibstone P&R 14 minutes late for Aberdeen Airport when it should be heading towards Kingswells on the return journey. Two cars and one passenger (from the industrial estate) await at the P&R.
This isn't the best place for a photo as the setting sun reflects off the bus, also I appeared to have activated the sensor that turns the traffic light for Craibstone green for buses and it only changed back to red when the large queues of traffic on the link road from the Airport eventually drove through the light at red to turn it back.