An agreement has been reached this week to amend the Kinlochleven to Fort William bus timetable following a backlash over the ‘negative impact’ of the service, writes Neill Bo Finlayson.
The current timetable, introduced earlier this year after Shiel Buses were awarded the contract, removed the last bus leaving Fort William to Kinlochleven and changed the second last bus to the earlier time of 8pm. These changes left some bus users in the Kinlochleven area with no choice but to consider quitting their jobs as they could not fulfill evening shifts.
Now, following a meeting on Monday with council off cials, Shiel Buses has agreed to amend the N44 Kinlochleven service so that the last bus leaving from Fort William will return to the previous time of 8.40pm.