CAMPAIGNERS fighting for a bus route from the north of Glasgow to the city’s super-hospital are looking for £15,000 to get a service up and running.

Drumchapel-based charity G15 Buses (SCIO) launched a crowd- funder after residents in the area raised concerns about the lack of a quick, direct route to the hospital.

Calls for support from Clydebank residents also saw the project, now called Drumchapel Clydebank Buses, expand to bring what is deemed a vital service to more people.

Will Thomson, a trustee for G15 Buses, said: “The amount we are looking to raise is enough to get a service on the road.

“This project needs to start somewhere and it is very unlikely we would be able to get the necessary funding to start the service from anywhere else.

“The people of Drumchapel and Clydebank are disconnected from the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, where a lot of the services they require are now located.

“That’s why the crowd-funding page was launched.

“We want to get started on providing a not-for-profit bus service which the north west of Glasgow has been crying out for for some time now.”

The page named after the project was launched last week with £70 of the £15,000 target raised so far.

The project points out that there are currently no direct services between the hospital campus and the two areas and says an alternative for those who rely on public transport is to travel on at least two services.

The page also said the area has been cut off from the campus on the south side through no fault of the residents.

It said: “This time and inconvenience means those who visit, attend or are employed in the hospital have to take a lot more time and thought into their journeys.”

Will Thomson also added that the charity would be willing to work alongside with small independent bus services to help run the potential service.

“We’re open to discussions with small independent bus firms to keep the service going.

“However that will all depend on whether this service gets off the ground.”

G15 Buses (SCIO) was given charitable status in May this year.

The charity was formed from the Drumchapel Initiative of Transport (DrifT) which was originally formed three years ago after a decision was made not to link up the area with the former Southern General on the city’s south side.