A Developing Community

Above we see First’s route 2 continuing to Bo’ness and routes 3 and 4, a both ways round lollipop. Things look much the same under McGills ownership.

Way back in 1987, Alexander Midland ran an 86 with 286 occasional oddments.

The terminus was a few yards along Burnbank Road …

… the end of which is still served by lollipops 3 and 4.

Here is the Old Town in the 1950s.

And below is the old town today c/o Google Earth!

The small rectangle is the “Old Dock” as shown on the above old map!

… but latterly reduced to every hour.

McGills now run every 30 minutes.

Not that longs ago, the 3 and 4 ran every 20 minutes each way round.

Under First’s positive management this was reduced to every 30.

McGills have maintained the 30 minute headway on both e.g. 3 (below).

Of  course, once upon a time Grangemouth had a railway service. Only the track to the oil refinery remains.

But the station was located roughly as above, but in its early life with a level crossing before oil arrived on the scene and new over bridges were builf.

The newer old town centre (often known as the New Town) is nearby. Here you will find bus stops for 2, 3 and 4 …

… with the more modern town centre appurtenances off to the south.

Here, in a rather tired looking precinct …