Unilink (Stirling bus route)

Bus route in Stirling, Scotland

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

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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]

## References

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1. ^ Walter, Richard (2022-02-15). Route Branding and Special Liveries on British Buses. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-9644-7. Archived from the original on 2022-07-10. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
2. ^ Peteranna, Ryan (2017-11-02). "New bus services for Stirling students 'result of customer feedback'". Brig Newspaper. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
3. ^ "University travel transformed with 'best buses in Scotland'". www.stir.ac.uk. 2015-09-22. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
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.
11. ^ Bishop, Molly (2022-10-14). "Stirling UL in disarray as students face delays and cancellations". Brig Newspaper. Retrieved 2023-03-25.