Stagecoach Highlands
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Stagecoach Highlands is the division of the Stagecoach Group which covers most of the former Rapson Group operations after the take-over by Stagecoach in May 2008.
History
Rapsons Coaches covered the Highlands and Orkney. Rapsons also covered Shetland till 2004 and also took over the bus opeartor in Shetland and Orkney, Shalder Coaches. Orkney Coaches had a logo saying 'Orkney' with many of their services opearting around the Orkney Islands. However, the takeover happened in May 2008 and was finally complete in 2009. Some of the Rapson colours and logo are still on some of the fleet but have the Stagecoach logo at the front and the 'Rapson' logo on the side and both the Rapsons and Stagecoach logo on the rear. In April 2011 the operations at Inverness & Easter Ross were transferred to the Highland Country operating license from the Bluebird Buses license.Opeartion
- Stagecoach in Caithness is used for services around the CaithnessCaithnessCaithness is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic local government area of Scotland. The name was used also for the earldom of Caithness and the Caithness constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . Boundaries are not identical in all contexts, but the Caithness area is...
area covering ThursoThurso-Facilities:Offices of the Highland Council are located in the town, as is the main campus of North Highland College, formerly Thurso College. This is one of several partner colleges which constitute the UHI Millennium Institute, and offers several certificate, diploma and degree courses from...
, Wick and John O'Groats. - Stagecoach in Inverness is used for services in and around the city of InvernessInvernessInverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...
, AviemoreAviemoreAviemore is a town and tourist resort, situated within the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland. It is in the Badenoch and Strathspey committee area, within the Highland council area. The town is popular for skiing and other winter sports, and for hill-walking in the Cairngorm...
& Easter RossEaster RossEaster Ross is a loosely defined area in the east of Ross, Highland, Scotland.The name is used in the constituency name Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, which is the name of both a British House of Commons constituency and a Scottish Parliament constituency...
area. - Stagecoach in Orkney is used for services around the Orkney Islands.
- Stagecoach in Skye is used for services around SkyeSkyeSkye or the Isle of Skye is the largest and most northerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate out from a mountainous centre dominated by the Cuillin hills...
and Kyle of LochalshKyle of LochalshKyle of Lochalsh is a village on the northwest coast of Scotland, 63 miles west of Inverness. It is located at the entrance to Loch Alsh, opposite the village of Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye...
. - Stagecoach in Lochaber is used for services around Fort WilliamFort William, ScotlandFort William is the second largest settlement in the highlands of Scotland and the largest town: only the city of Inverness is larger.Fort William is a major tourist centre with Glen Coe just to the south, Aonach Mòr to the north and Glenfinnan to the west, on the Road to the Isles...
and LochaberLochaberDistrict of Lochaber 1975 to 1996Highland council area shown as one of the council areas of ScotlandLochaber is one of the 16 ward management areas of the Highland Council of Scotland and one of eight former local government districts of the two-tier Highland region...
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Depots
- AviemoreAviemoreAviemore is a town and tourist resort, situated within the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland. It is in the Badenoch and Strathspey committee area, within the Highland council area. The town is popular for skiing and other winter sports, and for hill-walking in the Cairngorm...
(Myrtlefield Industrial Estate), (o/s NewtonmoreNewtonmoreNewtonmore is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has a population of about 1000. The village is only a few miles from a location that is claimed to be the exact geographical centre of Scotland...
) - Fort WilliamFort William, ScotlandFort William is the second largest settlement in the highlands of Scotland and the largest town: only the city of Inverness is larger.Fort William is a major tourist centre with Glen Coe just to the south, Aonach Mòr to the north and Glenfinnan to the west, on the Road to the Isles...
(Ardgour Road, Caol) - InvernessInvernessInverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...
(Burnett Road) (o/s NairnNairnNairn is a town and former burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is an ancient fishing port and market town around east of Inverness...
) - KirkwallKirkwallKirkwall is the biggest town and capital of Orkney, off the coast of northern mainland Scotland. The town is first mentioned in Orkneyinga saga in the year 1046 when it is recorded as the residence of Rögnvald Brusason the Earl of Orkney, who was killed by his uncle Thorfinn the Mighty...
, Orkney (Scott's Road, Hatson Industrial Estate) - StromnessStromnessStromness is the second-biggest town in Orkney, Scotland. It is in the south-west of Mainland Orkney. It is also a parish, with the town of Stromness as its capital.-Etymology:...
, Orkney (Garson Way, Garson Industrial Estate) - PortreePortreePortree is the largest town on Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It is the location for the only secondary school on the Island, Portree High school. Public transport services are limited to buses....
(Park Road) (o/s Kyle of LochalshKyle of LochalshKyle of Lochalsh is a village on the northwest coast of Scotland, 63 miles west of Inverness. It is located at the entrance to Loch Alsh, opposite the village of Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye...
) - ThursoThurso-Facilities:Offices of the Highland Council are located in the town, as is the main campus of North Highland College, formerly Thurso College. This is one of several partner colleges which constitute the UHI Millennium Institute, and offers several certificate, diploma and degree courses from...
(Janet Street) (o/s WickWickWick may refer to:* David Wicks, fictional character from a British soap opera. Not to be confused with David Wicks, American comedian/actor.* Candle wick, the cord used in a candle or oil lamp...
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Mainland Services
All Mainland services that operate on the Mainland of Scotland including Isle of SkyeSkye
Skye or the Isle of Skye is the largest and most northerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate out from a mountainous centre dominated by the Cuillin hills...
| Number | Route |
|---|---|
| 25X, X99 | Inverness - Tain - Dornoch - Brora - Wick - Thurso - Scrabster |
| 70, 73, 802 | Thurso - Reay - Bettyhill - Tongue - Durness |
| 74, 274 | Thurso - Dounreay - Armadale - Bettyhill |
| 75 | Berriedale - Wick |
| 76, 176 | Wick Town Service |
| 77 | Wick - Ackergill - John O’ Groats |
| 78 | Thurso - Scrabster Ferry Gangway |
| 79A, 79C, 179 | Mount Vernon - Miller Academy - High Ormlie |
| 80, 180 | Thurso - John O’ Groats |
| 81, 181, X99 | Thurso - Bowermadden - Wick |
| 82, 182 | Thurso - Halkirk - Wick Airport |
| 83 | Thurso - Durran - Gillock - Wick |
| 168, 169 | Talmine - Durness - Kinlochbervie |
| 183 | Thurso - Spittal |
| 275 | Wick - Lybster - AE Technology |
| 276, 277, 281 | Staxigoe - Castletown - AE Technology |
| 280 | John O’Groats - Dounreay |
| 282, 283, 284 | Wick - AE Technology |
| 49, 149 | Portree - Glasnakilie |
| 50, 52, 55 | Portree - Kyle Of Lochalsh/Portree - Armadale |
| 52 | Portree - Broadford - Armadale |
| 53, 54 | Portree - Fiscavaig |
| 56 | Portree - Dunvegan - Glendale |
| 56A, 56B | Portree - Struan - Dunvegan |
| 57A | Portree - Flodigarry Circular |
| 58, 158 | Portree Town Service |
| 59 | Portree - Peinchorran |
| 60, 62 | Ratagan - Kyle - Plockton HS |
| 151 | Broadford - Breakish Circular |
| 164 | Lochcarron - Plockton HS |
| 17A, 19, 19B, 19C, 919 | Inverness - Fort William |
| 41 | Fort William - Nevis Range - Roy Bridge |
| 44 | Fort William - Ballachulish - Kinlochleven |
| 45, 45A, 46 | Corpach - Caol - Town Centre - Upper Achintore or Plantation |
Orkney Services
All Orkney services that operate on Mainland, Orkney.| Number | Route |
|---|---|
| X1 | Stromness - Finstown - Kirkwall - Holm - St Margreat's Hope |
| 2 | Kirkwall - Orphir - Houton Ferry |
| 3 | Kirkwall - Balfour Hospital - Kirkwall Airport - Tankerness - St Andrews - Deerness |
| 4 | Kirkwall - Balfour Hospital - Kirkwall Airport |
| 5 | Kirkwall - Islands View - Craigiefield |
| 6 | Kirkwall - Finstown - Tingwall Ferry - Evie - Birsay |
| 7/8 | Kirkwall - Finstown - Harray - Dounby - Twatt - Stromness |
| 9A/9C | Kirkwall Town Service |
| 10 | Kirkwall - Hatston Ferry Terminal - Stromness |
| T12 | Hoy Hopper |