[GLA][OWIA#1][New Member] First Bus Glasgow vs Scotrail/Glasgow Subway (Parkhouse - Glasgow Uni)

[@the_mediocre_engineer.m3398]

Hi :)

[@dminalba]

On the subway journey I think you’d be a little quicker leaving Glasgow Central station from the Heilanman’s umbrella exit and walk up Argyle Street rather than walk through the station and down Union Street.

[@WheeTransport]

Walking through Heilanman's Umbrella would have definitely been quicker. However, I was not the testing officer for the train+subway portion, and the testing officer for this portion was instructed to take a route which they felt was most familiar to them and the safest, such why walking down Union Street was chosen. In this particular example, it's likely this would have made no effect on the final outcome, as the Subway train arrived right away, meaning even if a minute was saved on walking through Heilanman's Umbrella, it would have been spent on the platforms at St.Enoch

[@simonmackay1872]

Leaving later for a bus slightly better bus connections. Would make the bus quicker

[@WheeTransport]

This was not possible due to the schedules in place by First Bus. For the Silverburn Connection, the next 57 was due to arrive at the exact same time the X8 was due to leave, meaning if the 57 was late, or even on time, it would miss the connection for X8. This is why the decision was made to take the earlier 57, 15 minutes earlier, to secure a connection on the X8, which would be what a normal commuter would opt for.

[@tiptransport76]

ooo first time to see owia that was outside HK :)

[@WheeTransport]

Introducing this format to the UK lol