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National
Robbie Chalmers

Over 140 bus departures in Perth and Kinross scrapped in one day as driver shortage crisis deepens

Passengers across Perth and Kinross were once again left in the lurch on Monday after a staggering 143 scheduled bus departures were pulled by Stagecoach amid a deepening driver shortage crisis.

The Perth-based transport operator announced scores of scrapped services yesterday, spanning from Perth to Comrie to Dundee and to Kinross, following a similar pattern set over past two months.

The controversy comes as Stagecoach also announced yesterday the introduction of a new timetable for a number of services across the region.

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