Shuttle Buses

19/01/2024

A huge THANK YOU to Graham of Shuttle Buses for coming out today to help go through some of the issues we have been facing with our electric bus. Still a few hurdles to cross, but Graham’s advice and support was invaluable and extremely positive. Hopefully we will be out on the road very soon with the new vehicle.
Great to have a local operator stepping up to help out a community transport organisation!
Working together to get us all mobilised! ✊ 👍

Shuttle Buses; Shuttle Coaches; GCAT; CatStrand; Glenkens Hub

15/12/2023

Update for our services over Christmas and New Years

08/12/2023

⚡ Shuttle Buses, Scotland’s only employee-owned bus company, is the first independent operator to confirm an order for our new Enviro100EV 'big small bus'.

Equipped with 354kWh batteries supplied by Impact Clean Power Technology S.A. to our design and with power supplied through the efficient Voith Electrical Drive System, the Enviro100EV offers a class-leading operational range of up to 285 miles on a single charge.

Shuttle Buses Managing Director, Ross Granger, said: “We were very impressed by the Enviro100EV at the recent launch, particularly as it builds on Alexander Dennis’s experience in designing electric buses and operators’ experience running them. We’re confident that it will meet our need for a small EV with sensible range.”

Our Retail Sales Director Charlie Miller added: “This is a huge investment from a forward-thinking business. Our ‘big small bus’ is ideal for many of the routes smaller operators like Shuttle Buses specialise in. They will be fully supported through AD24, benefitting from our ongoing investment in even better aftermarket services.”

10/11/2023

*NEW SERVICE INFORMATION*

We are delighted to announce that from Monday the 13th of November we will be operating Service 4 Lochwinnoch to Johnstone. The service will be operating a similar route to the current operation. Full details of the new timetable can be found at www.shuttlebuses.co.uk/timetables.

28/02/2023

Would you like to drive one of our new electric buses?

Shuttle Buses have full-time and part-time vacancies for bus and coach drivers, based at our garage in Kilwinning.

We offer flexible shift patterns, including part-time work from as little as two days a week. Full time shifts are minimum 40 hours guaranteed over 5 days.

We are an accredited living wage employer so our rates will always fall in line with the real living wage. Our current rate is £10.25 per hour, increasing to a minimum of £11 per hour in April. Enhanced rates are also available for certain hire work.

We are also now an employee-owned company which offers benefits such as an annual bonus and a say in how the business is run.

A full PCV driver's licence and current DCPC entitlement is required, PVG clearance would be an advantage.

If you would like apply, please call us on 01294 550757 or see our website www.shuttlebuses.co.uk/careers

21/12/2022

We are happy to say that the first of our brand new electric buses has arrived at our depot today, with a second on the way tomorrow. These are the first Sigma 8s in operation in the UK!
We have been out trialling this first one on a couple of our routes so expect to see these out on the roads in our livery in the New Year!

19/12/2022

Update for our bus services over Christmas and New Years

16/11/2022

Wintertainment is back in Troon on Sunday November 20th and we will once again be providing a free bus service to help people enjoy the festivities!

16/09/2022

Service update for Monday the 19th of September.

04/05/2022

Shuttle Buses has vacancies for qualified PSV bus and coach drivers to operate local service contracts, coach hires and home to school transport.

We have both full time and part time roles available with various shift patterns to suit individuals requirements.

Rate of pay is currently £10.25 per hour.

A full PCV driver's licence and current DCPC entitlement is required, PVG clearance would be an advantage.

Please call 01294 550757 or apply online here - https://www.shuttlebuses.co.uk/careers

We offer flexible hours in the form of shift patterns that we can tailor to suit our drivers needs. We are also now a living wage verified employer.

29/09/2021

Shuttle Buses and SPT are set to step in with a FREE bus service to help out stranded Springside and Crosshouse residents from tomorrow (Thurs 30th Sept)

A shuttle service is being introduced to help passengers affected by the current closure of the B7081 caused by the ‘Springside Sinkhole’.

The 21A Springside service will come into service tomorrow morning until further notice while the road closure is in place, in order to reduce the disruption being experienced by residents looking to travel by public transport.

The service - operated by Shuttle Buses - will run between Springside and Crosshouse Hospital, stopping at Crosshouse Village. This will allow local residents to travel to Crosshouse Hospital, and also to alight there to connect to wider services. The shuttle service is operating free of charge to users.

A full timetable for the service is available at https://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/Documents/Service21A.pdf.

Separately, for school pupils who normally use the public service to travel to Greenwood Academy, a designated shuttle bus will pick up children from a collection point at the junction of Main Road and Station Road, Springside, and then travel to Greenwood Academy. The service will depart at 8.34am each morning. A return service is also in place, departing from the Academy at 3.55pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 3pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Communications are been issued to affected pupils via the school. Again, this service will be offered free of charge.

Scottish Water, supported by North Ayrshire Council, are continuing their urgent investigations. Scottish Water undertook a Ground Penetrating Radar Survey today which indicates that the void is limited to the extent of the road, and that the Scottish Water main remains the suspected cause. Scottish Water are analysing the results of the survey and a further update on next steps is expected tomorrow.