Stagecoach North Scotland plans to expand its Inverness bus operations through the proposed acquisition of certain assets from D&E Coaches.
The expansion to the Stagecoach North Scotland business is to be confirmed by the end of the year, with the introduction of the new and extended bus network in Inverness expected to begin operation on 7 January 2019.
The assets acquired would include a number of vehicles and the transfer to Stagecoach of certain Highland Council tenders and contracts around Inverness and the Black Isle.
20 staff from D&E Coaches are also due to transfer to Stagecoach under TUPE arrangements.
Stagecoach says the transfer of these routes will bring new benefits for customers including the introduction of contactless payments as well as live bus tracking via the Stagecoach app.
