Over the Sea to Skye

This book tells the story of Britain's longest stage carriage bus route, now operated by Citylink as service 916, a six hour marathon journey from Glasgow to Uig on the Isle of Skye. Cleverly conceived and expertly written by Donald Booth, he recounts the history of the service and some of his experiences driving many of the vehicles illustrated along the route. Donald's interest in the Uig service stems from family connections with Skye. In 'Over the sea to Skye' he takes the reader along the route which passes through some of Scotland's most spectacular scenery on its 225 mile journey. He explains in detail how it has grown from a one day a week operation operated by small independents in the 1950s and 1960s, through the Scottish Bus Group years and up to the 7 days a week operation with multiple daily journeys, operated by Scottish Citylink from the 80s to the present.