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Lewis and Co. Designated the Type WL6/1, the chassis was the mandated maximum 30' length, but specially built with a longer 19' wheelbase to meet the requirement for comfortably seating 39. A 61–80 hp six-cylinder engine powered single tyres on both rear axle, with air pressure braking applying on all four driving wheels. These were half-cab buses, with the driver sitting in his own compartment to the front, beside the engine. The two doors were automatically controlled by the driver. A smoking area was still in use – achieved by a division in the body, with 17 smokers sitting in the rear section. The interior featured bucket seats, upholstered in green leather, with generous leg room. Comparative trials of the six-wheelers with the shorter single-deckers on the East Road had shown that, based on a working life of 8 years, the increased revenues generated by the larger buses offset the increased capital, licensing and petrol costs. This led to eight more being ordered.
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361:, leaving this area to First, with the sole exception of a night bus service between Longstone depot and Livingston which was operated primarily for the use of staff who lived in West Lothian. Although this service was not widely advertised to the public, they were permitted to use this service. Withdrawal from this area and not the others that Lothian extended into has caused concern amongst residents who had experienced low fares and greater choice of services during the period when Lothian and Eastern Scottish were competing. During the time in which it was not served by Lothian Buses, West Lothian Council remained a shareholder of the company. In 2014, Lothian Buses began to again serve to the historical area of the county after taking over a contracted service to
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comparison to trams, and the fact that, despite their speed advantage between stops, longer load/unload times often meant they were slower overall. In some cases, the buses were so unpopular they were removed and replaced with electric trams. On the other hand, they were showing their usefulness in other areas. Because of this, by 1925 the department's manager was of the opinion that trams should still be used for the heaviest and busiest loadings, but never for new routes with a frequency less than 6 per hour, while buses would still remain employed on routes either complementing or connecting existing tram lines, or on routes that were unsuitable or uneconomic for trams. He nonetheless advocated for the bus as a necessary part of new housing developments such as
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945:. The livery was simplified in 2002 with the diamonds originating from a different position and no longer overlapping each other. This new livery was intended to highlight the low floor accessible nature of these buses and also benefitted from being more durable than the madder paint through the life of the bus. The harlequin livery was not retrospectively applied to older vehicles in the fleet, with the Alexander Royale bodied Olympians the last vehicles to be delivered in the traditional madder and white scheme and when these vehicles were withdrawn in 2009 this livery left the Lothian fleet also.
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type' single-decker bus body with rear door and a separate smoking compartment at the back, mounted on a 4-ton 36–40 hp Model O chassis with worm drive axle, was exhibited at trade shows during the year, the
Darlington Royal Show in June and the Commercial Motor Show at Kensington Olympia in October. This body type, in which the driver also had his own compartment, was already reportedly well-known and popular by 1921. One reason for the complete enclosure of the driver was to increase protection against the weather, which in Edinburgh could be considerably cold.
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usage, and an overhaul/repaint cycle of every 18 months. In order to improve the system, the
Corporation was performing its own modifications to buses as early as 1921, experimenting with a new type of rear shock absorber using rubber pads on one of its Leylands, and widening the doors of buses during overhaul. Examples of in-house innovation included portable bus electrics testing apparatus in 1932 and the establishment in the 1940s of a soap making plant inside the Laundry at Shrubhill Depot, in response to the need for a soap which didn't damage vehicle paintwork.
111:. In December 1916 the Corporation published a report they commissioned from various tram experts. Having only been tasked to report on the future of cable-trams regarding potential expansion and alternative methods of traction, it commented on the potential of the motor bus to substitute trams. It concluded that the introduction of motor buses instead of tramcars would incur a total loss of £39,425 per annum, and that the bus only had a future serving thinly populated districts, or acting as a feeder for trams. The report was heavily criticised by
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As of early 1922, 1d bought 1,033 yards, while 5d bought 4 miles 1,170 yards. Special services in the early 1920s included football specials (requiring as many as 30 extra buses) and late night services to venues like the Marine
Gardens ballroom, with the entrance fee included in the ticket. In the early years buses and trams also carried parcels, working with a network of collection/delivery boys, with the head office acting as a sorting office.
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Friday, its biggest rival in the tour bus market, and the smaller Mac Tours, which had been founded in 1998 and operated vintage bus tours – this Left
Lothian Buses as the only tour bus operator in the city. All three tour brands were consolidated as one subsidiary company; Edinburgh Bus Tours. In 2004, Edinburgh Bus Tours introduced the Majestic Tour, visiting the Royal Yacht Britannia and the Botanic Gardens.
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comparisons, as well as the increased passenger comfort, to use them on the entire fleet. The issue of vibration was particularly serious in
Edinburgh to the prevalence of granite paved streets. Conversion presented difficulty on the rear twin tyres on the AEC Model 507 double-deckers due to the maximum legal width (7' 6"), but this was overcome with in-house modifications.
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did the
Leyland National and Lynx saloons. However, in 2002 a decision was made to purchase single door vehicles only, apparently to stop fraudulent lawsuits claiming that the driver closed the rear doors while they were exiting. There is an ongoing programme of converting earlier low-floor dual-door vehicles to single door.
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expenditure of nearly £200,000 on buses and garages (of which around three-quarters had already been paid off), they now returned an annual loss of £8,174 on revenues of £109,400, although the loss included the cost of converting half the fleet to pneumatic tyres (without which, the loss would have been £1,357).
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The first route (1919) initially generated an average revenue of £35 a day. This had risen to £150 on this one route by 1921, thanks to increasing the frequency and length. This particular route could even reach £260 on
Saturdays due to football crowds, passing as it did the grounds of the city's two
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Beginning in 2016 with the arrival of open-top Wright
Streetdecks for the Edinburgh tour bus routes, it was clear that Lothian was using one new style of livery for all different operators and services. For example, standard Lothian buses had a white main body with a dark red stripe, and gold used as
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Because the charabanc motor coaches were not in use in the winter months, some would be re-fitted with single-deck bus bodies and put into route service, while some of the remaining charabancs would be used in route service in case of extreme need. During the tram electrification programme, some were
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The early AEC and
Leyland buses were reportedly up to the challenging task of route service in Edinburgh, which, due to its hilly terrain, was hard on engines, gears and brakes. To save on clutches, the AECs came with ratchet sprags fitted to the rear wheels (initially wire controlled, later modified
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In 1919, Edinburgh
Corporation bought their first Leyland charabancs, for tour services. The Corporation was authorised to purchase 30 more buses in early 1920 for £25,000. By the middle of 1920, the Corporation had around 60 Leyland buses in service or on order. Of these orders, a 33-seat 'Edinburgh
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From 1969 until 2001 Lothian favoured dual-door vehicles, which minimised loading times by allowing simultaneous boarding (at the front door) and alighting (from the rear door). With the exception of those bought for the Airlink service, all new double-deckers bought in this period had dual-doors, as
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magazine in the mid 1920s as a sign of the Edinburgh authority's foresight in recognising "the part which the motorbus was destined ultimately to play in the solution of the passenger transport problems of the age", contrasting it with Glasgow Corporation which, despite having twice the population of
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The effect of motor bus tyres (which at that time were solid rubber) on the road surface was an early issue. Reimbursement for repairing the damage to the roads in Holyrood Park by the tour charabancs was laid down as a condition of operating there in the 1921 season. In 1921 the city deputy surveyor
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Having nearly reached 20m in 1923/4, the number of bus passengers carried in 1924/5 dropped back to 15.5m after The Mound and Hanover Street route was converted from bus operation to electric trams. By May 1925, the Corporation had 88 buses in regular use. Despite the size, and after a total capital
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Secondhand Volvo/Wright double deckers dating from 2010–12 were purchased in 2018–19 to allow expansion of the Lothian Country operation, enable withdrawal of the last Tridents and Scanias, and accelerate replacement of early B7TLs with newer, lower-emission versions. These comprise 4 B5LH Gemini 3
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and MacEwans also operate stage services into Edinburgh, but as these tend to be long-distance routes or subsidised local services they are not generally a competitive threat. One lasting effect of competition was the extension of Lothian services beyond the City of Edinburgh boundaries, in response
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franchise model, re-branding and upgrading the Classic Tour. Lothian purchased the first purpose built low flow open top buses, painted in City Sightseeing livery. The Classic tour was completely transformed into the City Sightseeing red scheme by May 2001. In 2002, Lothian Buses acquired both Guide
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In the 1920s, the average speed of the bus fleet approached, and then surpassed, that of the trams. The change occurred some time in the window of the 1927/8 financial year – in the space of this period the average speed of the buses went from 8.25 mph to 9.5 mph, in contrast to the trams,
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By the end of 1920 the Corporation was considering the replacement of northern cable tram routes with buses. By the summer of 1921, the number of buses and coaches using The Mound as an interchange was causing concern for the City Magistrates. By May 1921 the department manager was already crediting
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During 1924 nearly half the fleet were converted to use pneumatic tyres (Dunlop & Michelin) instead of the earlier solid rubber or later Supercushion designs; by 1925 the Corporation had already determined based on both direct (price, life) and indirect (vibration damage, fuel consumption) cost
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Some of the earlier rear entrance buses had narrow doors, which slowed down boarding/alighting. As a result, these were widened during overhaul. By early 1922, two Edinburgh type buses were in service with a centre door layout, i.e. between the axles. Featuring a wide door with a central hand rail,
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When First ceased to operate route 124 (Edinburgh-North Berwick), Lothian Buses started East Coast Buses, a subsidiary which would later take up routes 113 and 104 from the original Lothian Country Buses, the name of which was transferred to Lothian's new operations in West Lothian which started in
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surfaces and sett paving without concrete underlay were vulnerable to rutting and other issues. On one hilly route, after residents complained of vibration caused by the buses, various remedies were deployed – limiting the speed to 8 mph, descent in gear, and the fitting of super-cushion tyres
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By the end of 1919 the Corporation was applying for parliamentary powers to run motor buses 5 to 10 miles beyond the city boundaries. Fares for ordinary services were charged on a graduated scale based on distance – the higher the fare (charged by the penny, 1d, 2d, etc.), the further the distance.
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In 1999–2000, a new "harlequin" livery was introduced for all new vehicle deliveries, comprising all-over white, with madder lower skirting with a thin red separating stripe and a red front-panel. Gold and madder overlapping diamonds were added to the rear quarters and the rear of the vehicle. The
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The presence of low bridges on almost all of the city routes implemented by 1927 prevented the use of double-deckers, and so attention turned to 6-wheeled single-deckers to meet the needs for extra capacity in rush hour. A batch of six such vehicles were bought from Karrier Motors, bodied by Hall,
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Edinburgh Corporation and Lothian have historically employed a high degree of standardisation of their service bus fleet, to facilitate maintenance savings. Double-deckers have long made up the majority of the fleet. Buses have generally been purchased new – relatively few secondhand vehicles have
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In May 1989, a private company called Guide Friday set up an open top bus tour called the Edinburgh Tour. Later that year, LRT set up the Classic Tour using open top Leyland Atlanteans as a direct competitor – Edinburgh Corporation and LRT had operated tour services since the early 1920s, but with
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In 1922 there were bus garages in Shrubhill, which had capacity for 53 vehicles, and Henderson Row, which held up to 45. In 1926, the bus fleet moved into Central Depot on Annandale Street, a former Industrial Exhibition hall, which is still Lothian Buses' main depot today. Hoping for economies of
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While Lothian had traditionally maintained a uniform livery for all buses, deliveries of low floor vehicles has seen a new standard livery introduced. Low floor vehicles have also seen route branding come to be increasingly used by Lothian. Route branding highlights the route of certain services
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By May 1930 the fleet totalled 130 buses and coaches, the most recent arrivals being 14 AEC Reliance 95 hp 32 seater single decker buses of the "most modern" design. Dual-doored, the front was Simplex pneumatically controlled. The interior featured oak panelling throughout, Induroleum floor
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praised as "exceptionally good". Measures taken included mandatory defect reporting by drivers at the end of each shift, a preventative maintenance regime which called for inspection/repairs every 10 days (with the spare parts inventory including complete engines) with close monitoring of parts
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In the period of 1920–5, the experience of running buses at high frequency (every 3 mins) on busy city routes to temporarily replace cable trams exposed the early designs' weaknesses – the vibration issues (particularly bad due to Edinburgh's paved streets), the low capacity and narrow doors in
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However it was announced in March 2010 that the traditional Madder Rose and White Livery was to be reintroduced across the 600 strong fleet. The vehicles were repainted as part of their ongoing maintenance, so the old "harlequin" livery continued for a time to be a common sight on Edinburgh's
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magazine as being wholly one-sided, with fallacious assumptions, seeming to them a deliberate attempt to discredit buses. It recommended the Corporation procure independent advice from people with experience running motor buses at the necessary scale. In contrast to the negativity of the tram
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In the early 1920s, batch by batch reliability of buses could be unpredictable and often required running adjustments. The combination the build quality of early AEC vehicles and the professionalism of the Corporation's garage staff produced in-service mileage figures and engine life that
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Department. In 1928, the Corporation introduced measures to ensure bus operators could not undercut trams, by insisting one-way fares on routes duplicating trams must be at least 1d (one penny) higher, and that other forms of ticketing must not be cheaper than equivalent tram travel.
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chassis, taking 134 with Alexander RH and Royale type bodies between 1994 and 1997. These were the last step-entrance buses purchased. 95 years of continuous Leyland operation with Lothian and its predecessors ended on 14 March 2009 with the withdrawal of the last Leyland Olympians.
325:, this was resisted by local politicians and ownership of the company passed to the new City of Edinburgh Council and the three neighbouring councils. The LRT identity remained until January 2000, when the company was renamed Lothian Buses plc, the LRT logo changing to 'Lothian'.
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In 1932, the Corporation began trials to determine the fuel efficiency gains in using tar-oil mixed with petrol as a fuel, on petrol engined buses. This involved modifying a number of Leyland and AECs to use the Solex bi-fuel system, while a bespoke method was used on Daimlers.
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Previously, services 22 and 30 were branded but with the 22 converted to double-deck operation on 18 January 2009, this service lost the branding. The 30 also lost its branding, as the Dennis Darts used on it were replaced by cascaded Volvo B7RLE's from the 22 service.
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bodies in 1992. When the Darts were delivered they were the only non-Leyland vehicles in the fleet. In 2001 five of these Darts were sold to Yorkshire Traction. The ones that remained were gradually cascaded to the Mac Tours subsidiary until their replacement by six
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The early Edinburgh type buses required a driver and conductor to operate, but on lesser used routes, one-man-operation was also employed – for a 10 per cent increase in wages the rear door would be closed and the driver would collect fares on boarding via the front.
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To further solve the problem of lost time loading/unloading, by 1927 the corporation was stipulating two door bus bodies with wider doors, allowing simultaneous boarding and alighting – in through the rear (being at least 32' wide), and out through the front (28').
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In the 1920s the livery, as seen on the Hall bodied Karrier Type WL6/1 six-wheelers on delivery, was maroon, with a cream band under the windows, with white window surrounds and a black roof. The fleetname was 'Corporation Motors', applied on the cream band.
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The Transport Act 1985 deregulated bus services in Great Britain and required that municipal bus operations be run as commercial companies rather than as public service departments. Therefore, on 26 October 1986 the operation became Lothian Region Transport
53:. It is entirely municipally owned, being 91% owned by the City of Edinburgh Council, with the remainder owned by Midlothian, East Lothian and West Lothian councils. Lothian Buses plc is registered in Annandale Street, Edinburgh as company number SC096849.
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lining. East Coast buses had a grey main body, with a green stripe and white lining. For a period this was how all different services were painted, but when Enviro 400 XLBs were introduced for Airlink routes they took on their own uniquely designed livery.
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The Corporation of the City of Edinburgh (then the formal name for the city council) introduced a motor bus service in July 1914. This service was short lived, with the buses being requisitioned for wartime use, and services did not resume until after the
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Some coach-seated Leyland Olympian / Alexander RH-types and Volvo Olympian / Alexander Royales had been painted in the same scheme, but with red in place of the madder. These vehicles are not branded for, but were typically found only on, routes 15/15A.
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the buses' contribution to the city's transport system, which at that time also comprised cable and electric trams, for preventing rate relief being necessary. By early 1922 buses had replaced a quarter of the cable-tram network (approx. 6.2 miles).
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Originally, twelve buses had been branded for route 35 but in November 2007 a similar number of buses, ten ex-Airlink and two from the 2004 delivery of Tridents, were branded for the 35. This featured a purple circle with the name
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from Bullock of Cheadle, and 70 B9TL Gemini 2 from various London fleets (including 6 open-toppers). All of these are readily distinguishable from their "native" contemporaries by virtue of being shorter wheelbase models.
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Having recognised the advantages of operating modern buses, by 1928 the Corporation was already practicing the art of fleet replacement – with new deliveries displacing older buses which would then be disposed of.
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have not been used in large numbers by Lothian, although some midibuses had previously been used on less busy routes. Ten Seddon Pennine IV-236 were acquired in 1973. These were replaced by 18 Leyland Cubs with
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From time to time, some buses will have wraparound advertising applied, either to the whole bus, an entire side or the entire rear of the bus. Ridacards were advertised on the entire side of older Olympians.
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with Plaxton President bodies were purchased for comparison in 2000, along with a similar bus which had started life as a manufacturer's demonstrator. Subsequently, most new vehicles have been Volvos with
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and signage directing passengers to board on the right of it and alight on the left, early indications were that this not only speeded up boarding/alighting, it increased the space available for standees.
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was delivered. This was number 101 (registered YSG101), which was notable as a very early example (in the UK) of a 36' long bus, for carrying the second ever example of Alexander's long-running
348:. During this time Lothian acquired a number of smaller Edinburgh operators. In 2001, Lothian alleged anti-competitive practises by First. This claim was later rejected. Other operators such as
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In 2005 the drivers of Lothian Buses staged official and wildcat strikes over pay. In some cases this resulted in passengers being abandoned as buses were taken out of service by drivers.
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Working on a financial year ending in May, the corporation bus fleet recorded net profits from 1921 to 1923, with a high of over £21.1k in 1922 being followed by a low of £8.5k in 1923.
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In 2018 Lothian returned to the coach business with the launch of the Lothian Motor Coaches unit, based at its own depot in Newbridge. New coaches for this unit have been five tri-axle
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In 1966 the removal of disused railway bridges on Easter Road enabled the busy Leith circular services to be converted to double-deck operation. Many of the Tiger Cubs were sold to
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minicoaches in 2018, and six two-axle B11R / Panther 3s in 2019. In addition various secondhand Volvos were purchased to build up the fleet, comprising (as of summer 2020) one
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A challenge presented itself in 1935 with the combination of rising fuel price rises and oil duty increases meaning the Corporation would add an extra £9,500 a year in costs.
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stated: "Our first priority will be integration between bus and tram services and we will have the executive directors of Lothian Buses on the board of the new organisation".
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Lothian experienced alternating periods of competition and stability with the other major bus operator in Edinburgh, First in Edinburgh (First), and its previous incarnations
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7900H hybrids in 2013–14. These deliveries allowed the withdrawal of the Super Pointer Darts, since which time the single deck fleet has been 100% Volvo in its composition.
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By 1925, the Edinburgh type had further evolved to feature two doors, front and rear, albeit reduced to 31 seats. It was also now being fitted to 45 hp AEC chassis.
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scale, originally all of the Corporation's road transport fleet (including such vehicles as fire tenders and waste collection vehicles) were to be garaged in this depot.
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Although growing in size both before and after, for the period of May 1925 to May 1926 the fleet size was static at a total of 88 buses in regular use, as follows:
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covering, chrome fittings, a Holt patent heater, and the bucket type leather upholstered seats. There was still a rear smoker's compartment, now just seating 10.
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Good loadings on an experimental night service run from October 1925 to April 1926 saw the Corporation make plans to introduce regular winter night services.
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Company Ltd was reportedly in good financial health, being able to both "pay the petrol tax and to make profits in Edinburgh and district." in the same year.
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The need for additional single deckers for the East Coast Buses subsidiary led to the purchase of another 7 secondhand Volvo B7RLE/Wright Eclipse Urban from
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demonstrator was delivered in 2004 for long term evaluation, and although it was subsequently returned to the manufacturer it did lead to the purchase of 15
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2018 utilising a mix of ex-London and ex-Lothian single and double deckers. This has since expanded to serve corridors up to Bathgate and up to Linlithgow.
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Edinburgh was one of many corporation transport systems in the UK that began employing female conductors in large numbers during the Second World War.
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minicoach, new in 1993. The original coach operation was closed down in order to concentrate on stage services and the open top sightseeing tours.
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on central routes which was followed up by an order of 30 long-wheelbase B8RLE Evoras. These entered service at the start of 2021 and replaced
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interurban coaches for express services marketed as Green Arrow between Bathgate / Linlithgow and Edinburgh, operated in conjunction with
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in 2006–07. Two of these were later converted to open toppers for the East Coast Buses unit. Another non-standard batch of buses are 15
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or Alexander RH-type bodies (296 between 1982 and 1993). After the purchase of Leyland Bus by Volvo, Lothian remained loyal to the
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with similar bodies to coach specification were downgraded to service buses after only 1 season. Twenty dual-door
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in 1991. Later, some reconditioned secondhand Leyland Nationals were purchased for use on tendered services.
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Orion bodies in 1954–56 for tram replacement). With the move to rear-engined double-deckers, 588
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bodies were purchased to replace the assorted front engined single-deckers. In 1961 a solitary
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tri-axle double deckers. The newest double deckers in the fleet (as of summer 2021) are 42
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Edinburgh Corporation Tramways and Leith Corporation Tramways merged on 10 November 1920.
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red front serves to distinguish approaching Lothian vehicles from the all-over white of
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were purchased in 2000–2003. Subsequently, Volvos were adopted as standard, with 66 new
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Several tramway companies were founded in Edinburgh in the late nineteenth century.
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Millar, Alan (April 2009). "Buyer sought for Edinburgh Shuttle minibus operation".
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All horse and cable operated trams on the network were fully electrified by 1923.
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The first double-decker buses (open top, rear staircase layout) arrived in 1922.
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In 1926 the Corporation had four 52 seat double-deckers on order from AEC.
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71 single-deckers of the 31-seat Edinburgh body type (41 Leylands, 40 AECs)
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Subsequently, low floor double-deckers have been specified. Initially the
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On 1 April 1996 Lothian Regional Council was abolished. Although the then
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Department. At the same time, it began seasonal bus tour services around
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Edinburgh airport shuttle to be launched – airport parking news
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In the period immediately following the Second World War, the
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in the last version of the traditional madder and white livery
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Scotland Buses – Lothian's Buses enthusiast's picture website
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This record of the early introduction of buses was hailed by
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Gavin Booth, Edinburgh's Trams & Buses, 1988, page 64,
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With the demise of the Atlantean, the standard bus was the
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1855:"Lothian Buses introduces traditional look for new livery"
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bodywork (including four built new as open-toppers). Six
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Edinburgh, had only begun bus services in December 1924.
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Fotopic collection of the Edinburgh Classic Tour fleet
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Fotopic collection of the Edinburgh Classic Tour fleet
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is the largest provider of bus services in and around
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LRT Leyland Olympian on route 86 in Edinburgh, 1994
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535:CV-series were favoured, with a smaller number of
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807:in 2008. The Solos were in turn replaced by six
1515:South Queensferry back on bus map after 30 years
794:bodies in 1981, which in turn gave way to 12 9m
543:were delivered (notably including 300 PD2s with
467:refitted with truck bodies to assist the works.
95:began operating cable-hauled tram services from
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555:bodies joined the fleet between 1965 and 1981.
483:15 charabancs (nine 27-seaters, six 32-seaters)
252:which went from 8.5 mph to 8.76 mph.
917:in traditional madder and white livery in 2006
759:In 2019, Lothian trialled an MCV Evora-bodied
147:, to supplement the trams. It was extended to
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1546:"New talks bid after drivers' wildcat strike"
715:arrived in 1982–85, followed by 12 dual-door
652:D8UR-DD Enviro 400EV, delivered during 2021.
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1460:. 15 August 2001 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
398:. Transport convener for Edinburgh Council
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1822:Operating Aspects Of Passenger Transport,
1498:"Bus travellers' fury over fares increase"
726:demonstrator on long-term loan, 91 Dennis/
321:government had sought to have the company
1339:Edinburgh Transport Has Its Own Laundry,
1685:from Edinburgh Evening News 22 June 2005
1186:A Triple System Of Passenger Transport,
905:Main fleet liveries & route branding
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1622:"Holyrood Magazine – Increased Demand"
2403:Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway
2362:Portobello railway station (E&DR)
1793:Bus Results in the Scottish Capital,
1767:Six-wheeled buses for municipal use,
1458:"Bus firm hits back over 'fares war'"
1094:Edinburgh's Future Passenger Service
76:, which was at that point a separate
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1066:Bus Results in the Scottish Capital
607:/Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 (2014), 40
595:bodywork, comprising 125 Volvo B7TL/
284:Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
2449:Scottish Region of British Railways
1806:Tar-oil Experiments In Edinburgh,
1313:Remarkable Motorbus Performances,
1225:Edinburgh's Experience With Buses
14:
637:in 2019, with the delivery of 78
539:. Between 1952 and 1966 some 452
66:Edinburgh Street Tramways Company
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1355:Bus Results in Scottish Cities,
955:Airport-Holyrood-Government Link
2434:Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway
1997:Edinburgh Corporation Transport
1534:. The Scotsman. 19 August 2005.
1504:. The Scotsman. 6 October 2006.
1287:Bus Results in Scottish Cities
771:based out of Longstone garage.
257:Edinburgh Corporation Transport
82:Edinburgh and District Tramways
2512:Edinburgh Corporation Tramways
2413:Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
1876:Lothian Buses official website
1528:"Bus drivers accept pay offer"
1255:Progress In Passenger Travel,
642:Alexander Dennis Enviro400 XLB
229:, Easter Road, Juniper Green,
125:Edinburgh Corporation Tramways
1:
2282:Duddingston & Craigmillar
1444:"Bus wars to be investigated"
1419:"About – Edinburgh Bus Tours"
648:Enviro 400MMC and 4 electric
614:In addition to the Volvos, a
480:2 double-deckers (54 seaters)
1881:Airlink 100 official website
1720:Further Models for Olympia,
1405:"City Sightseeing news page"
978:top clubs, Hearts and Hibs.
752:in 2016, followed by 15 new
36:bodywork, operating route 25
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1707:The Darlington Royal Show,
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1229:, 10 February 1925, page 10
1190:, 14 February 1922, page 16
756:/Wright Eclipse 3 in 2017.
624:Alexander Dennis Enviro400H
93:Edinburgh Northern Tramways
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2372:Ravelrig Junction Platform
2002:Lothian Regional Transport
1317:, 30 October 1923, page 30
1241:, 14 December 1920, page 4
1203:, 11 November 1919, page 4
1098:, 14 December 1916, page 5
1085:, 14 December 1916, page 1
582:bodies and the remainder
288:Lothian Regional Transport
116:experts, bus operator the
86:Leith Corporation Tramways
2957:Transport in East Lothian
2947:Transport in West Lothian
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1724:, 5 October 1920, page 10
1698:, 3 February 1920, page 7
541:Leyland Titan PD2 and PD3
2297:Edinburgh Princes Street
1755:, 30 March 1926, page 6
1694:A Scottish Development,
1359:, 7 August 1928, page 53
1330:, 26 April 1932, page 48
1291:, 4 August 1925, page 10
1259:, 9 August 1921, page 16
1111:, 4 January 1917, page 7
870:Acron T9, four tri-axle
811:electric buses in 2017.
750:Arriva Southern Counties
175:Heart of Midlothian F.C.
173:on a victory parade for
2962:Transport in Midlothian
2921:Transport for Edinburgh
2904:National Cycle Route 76
2899:National Cycle Route 75
2017:Scottish Motor Traction
1826:, 27 July 1934, page 58
1797:, 30 July 1929, page 59
1711:, 22 June 1920, page 23
1372:, 12 June 1928, page 42
1304:, 9 August 1921, page 4
1300:The Wheels of Industry
1199:The Wheels of Industry
1107:The Wheels of Industry
1072:3 August 1926 page 14
823:), but subsequently 10
684:. In 1959–60, some 100
392:Transport for Edinburgh
118:Scottish Motor Traction
2952:Transport in Edinburgh
2894:National Cycle Route 1
2863:Scott Russell Aqueduct
2763:Leamington Lift Bridge
1981:McGill's Scotland East
1944:Transport in Edinburgh
1886:Lothian Buses Category
1742:, 24 May 1927, page 86
1271:Lothian Buses Timeline
1148:, 6 April 1920, page 8
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874:/ Acrons, two similar
852:Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
809:Wright StreetAir EV DF
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169:A Lothian (Mac Tours)
49:, the capital city of
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2926:Transport in Scotland
2783:Victoria Swing Bridge
2692:Great Junction Street
2636:Edinburgh City Bypass
2439:North British Railway
2292:Easter Road Park Halt
1859:www.transportxtra.com
1081:Motorbus or Tramcar?
1011:Lothian Buses Limited
912:
728:Plaxton Super Pointer
664:, Daimler CV-series,
597:Wright Eclipse Gemini
417:
352:, E&M Horsburgh,
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151:the following March.
72:to Bernard Street in
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2773:Queensferry Crossing
1368:Wheels of Industry,
1326:Wheels of Industry,
1135:on 23 December 2012.
739:Wright Eclipse Urban
379:service to and from
2858:Bonnington Aqueduct
2657:Constitution Street
2012:First Scotland East
1751:Recent AEC Orders,
1560:"Edinburgh Shuttle"
674:Leyland Royal Tiger
564:Eastern Coach Works
562:double decker with
2868:Slateford Aqueduct
2576:European route E15
2429:Caledonian Railway
2332:Meadowbank Stadium
2210:Caledonian Sleeper
2169:Edinburgh–Dunblane
2164:Edinburgh–Aberdeen
2113:Edinburgh Waverley
2022:Scottish Omnibuses
943:First in Edinburgh
919:
686:Leyland Tiger Cubs
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99:to Ferry Road and
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1892:newspaper website
1656:"Lothian Country"
1644:. 15 August 2013.
1594:13 September 2007
1423:edinburghtour.com
899:Scottish Citylink
878:/ Acrons and six
848:Plaxton Panther 3
713:Leyland Nationals
682:Albion Aberdonian
584:Plaxton President
549:Leyland Atlantean
381:Edinburgh Airport
363:South Queensferry
34:Plaxton President
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1861:. 30 March 2010.
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1478:on 5 August 2012
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915:Leyland Olympian
913:A now-withdrawn
635:Alexander Dennis
616:Scania OmniDekka
580:Alexander ALX400
576:Dennis Trident 2
560:Leyland Olympian
428:Leyland Olympian
354:Perryman's Buses
346:Eastern Scottish
330:City Sightseeing
212:Commercial Motor
203:Commercial Motor
113:Commercial Motor
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884:Caetano Levante
860:Plaxton Paragon
825:Leyland Leopard
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805:Optare Solo SRs
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694:Leyland Leopard
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620:Scania OmniCity
599:(2005–07), 100
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396:new tram system
350:Stagecoach Fife
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137:Holyrood Palace
109:First World War
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