is being investigated by the office of fair trading. During 2006, Stagecoach introduced several new express services, including the short-lived X33 from Ayr to Paisley later extended to Braehead Shopping Centre, of which part of the route from Ayr to Paisley was originally operated by Western until the 1970s, albeit using a slightly different route. The X33 service was the first time the company had strayed into the heartlands of 'Clydeside' Another new service was the X16 connecting Ayr with Hamilton and East Kilbride via Kilmarnock, although between 2020 and 2022, the X16 was cut in half to serve between Ayr and Kilmarnock due to low passenger usage, then the X16 was withdrawn completely among a number of service cuts from 17 July 2022. Depots Stagecoach West Scotland has depots in Brodick(Isle of Arran), Ardrossan, Kilmarnock, Ayr, Cumbernauld, Stranraer and Dumfries. Ardrossan (Harbour Road) Ayr (Waggon Road) Muirkirk (outstation of Ayr and Kilmarnock) Brodick (The Pier) (Isle Of Arran) Cumbernauld (Glencyran Road) Dumfries (Eastfield Road) Kirkcudbright (outstation of Dumfries) Sanquhar (outstation of Dumfries) Biggar (outstation of Dumfries) Stranraer (outstation of Dumfries) Whithorn (outstation of Dumfries) Kilmarnock (Mackinlay Place) Fleet As of July 2019, Stagecoach West Scotland operates 359 buses and coaches. Stagecoach West Scotland is among the Stagecoach Group's major operators of battery electric buses in Scotland, operating 15 BYD Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV and 6 Volvo 7900e buses in and around Kilmarnock, the latter Volvos being partially funded by SP Energy Networks as the UK's first electric buses serving rural communities. 25 single-deck Volvo BZLs and a further two Enviro200 EVs began to be delivered for Ayrshire services in February 2023, part of an order for 39 electric buses for West Scotland throughout 2023, funded by the Scottish Zero Emission Bus (ScotZEB) challenge fund. See also Western Scottish Stagecoach Group References External links Stagecoach Group bus operators in Scotland Ayr Transport in Glasgow Transport in North Ayrshire Transport in East Ayrshire Transport in South Ayrshire Transport in Dumfries and Galloway