Issue - meetings

Douglas Blades, Public Transport Officer, confirmed that trains which connect with the ferry are not all currently routed into platform 1 at Gourock Train Station but a solution had been identified to resolve this issue.

OUTCOME

The Group noted the information provided and agreed to write to Network Rail expressing their support but asking for an early introduction of the automatic signalling system.

Additional Updates 

Mr Blades gave an update on the bus shelter at Fountain Quay advising this is on hold as the Council is selling the land.  He confirmed if Bield Housing buy this land, the bus stop will go ahead and there will be no problem.

Mr Blades passed around a new updated Transport map which gives more information on the routes in Argyll and Bute Council.

He advised that there is a daytime closure planned for early November, for approximately a week, to repair the crash barriers on the A82 north of Tarbet, therefore the A82 will be closed to all traffic with exception of coaches between 8am and 7pm on weekdays. 

The Group asked that Transport Scotland provide a contingency plan in case of road closure to the diversion route on the A83 and that a letter be sent to this effect.