Decarbonising Leisure Travel Network

Description

Presentation on 24/25 Evaluation relating to following:

The Trossachs Explorer, a sustainable rural bus service serving Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park, has completed a two-year pilot. This saw a 15% increase in passenger numbers from 2024 to 2025.

The service provides a more sustainable travel option for those who live, work and visit the Park. This helps reduce congestion, ease parking pressures, and protect the National Park’s special environment by reducing car numbers, one of the largest sources of carbon emissions.

Beyond environmental benefits, local businesses have noted positive impacts from improved customer and staff access in what is one of the more remote areas of the Park. Passengers have also welcomed the social benefits, with some hailing the service as a ‘lifeline’ that helps address the impacts of rural isolation while connecting them with nature to provide a physical and mental health boost.

This session will summarise the need for the service, learnings from 2024, how these were used to improve the service in 2025 and next steps.

Period	10 Feb 2026
Event type	Other
Location	United KingdomShow on map
Degree of Recognition	National