- Colchri
Colchri is a
bus company that operates mainly inPaisley ,Renfrewshire , and south westGlasgow , inScotland . Its only depot is inScotstoun , Glasgow, and is shared with sister companiesSkyline andPuma Coaches .At present the company only operates 1 route which is a tendered service, however some school contracts are held.
Vehicles
The main service vehicles are Dennis Darts in the 8.8m Mini-Pointer Dart variety. They are all painted in SPT Bus livery of Carmine and Cream, with Colchri fleet names. The buses are fully wheelchair accessible.
One
Optare MetroRider is owned also in SPT livery, and is held as a spare for the main route as well being used on school contracts.The fleet is one of the most modern in the Glasgow are with an average age of just 4 years old.
* Y482 TSU - Dennis Dart Mini Pointer Dart
* SN04 EFG - Dennis Dart Mini Pointer Dart
* SN04 EFJ - Dennis Dart Mini Pointer Dart
* L740 PUA -Optare MetroRider 4 (recently retired due to a blown engine)As of August 2007, at least one "dealer" white
Plaxton Primo with 3 digit fleet number has been seen operating the route. This vehicle type seems smaller than the Mini Pointer Darts it seems to have replaced, but is perhaps better suited to the demand of the route. Also, most journeys can now be seen to terminate at the new Silverburn shopping centre.Routes
A revised route resulted in the service culminating at Pollok/Silverburn as shown:
*Route 374: Silverburn - Pollok - Arden - Woodfarm - Eastwood Toll - Clarkston Toll - Sheddens - Clarkston - Muirend - Victoria Infirmary - Battlefield - Shawlands (Dinmont Road)
**Tendered service from SPT hence the SPT livery. It is subsidised partly over the Pollok - Shawlands section of route, with the other section from Pollok - Silverburn being commercially run.*Route 17: "Southpark" - Nitshill - Priesthill - "Pollok Centre"
*Route 22: "Pollok Centre" - Leverndale - Crookston - Penilee - Hillington - "Braehead Centre"
*Route 23: "Pollok Centre" - Crookston - Penilee - Hillington - Cardonald - "Govan Bus Stn"
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