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RE: Lothian Buses - Half Pint - 02 Sep 2013

Lothian vehicles 855 and 930 now in Madder colours.


RE: Lothian Buses - tyresmoke - 02 Sep 2013

177 now staying with Lothian. 178 entered service at Leven Valley today.


RE: Lothian Buses - Half Pint - 03 Sep 2013

874 has returned to service after a partial rebuild to front end after a fatality last year. http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuart_montgomery/9662973183/in/photostream/


RE: Lothian Buses - Michael - 10 Sep 2013

http://lothianbuses.com/our-community/article/scottish-green-bus-fund-announced

Lothian Buses is delighted to learn of a fourth round of Scottish Green Bus Funding. As a company we are always looking for ways to offer greener and more sustainable travel, both for our passengers and the local environment. With the financial support from the Scottish Government we have been able to continue growing our green fleet. To date we have placed 25 hybrids into service and have a further 20 on order as a result of earlier Scottish Green Bus Fund rounds. These buses have helped trim over 1,000 tonnes per year from our carbon footprint and are persuading a significant number of car users to use the bus instead of a private car for urban journeys.


RE: Lothian Buses - Half Pint - 13 Sep 2013

http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt56120/9728511813/in/photostream For those of us who like the Volvo 7900H here is #5 at Fountainbridge Grove Street bus stop on service 1 to Easter Road

http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt56120/9727826301/in/photostream #859 sporting McCain oven chips advertisements on service 1.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt56120/9727674809/in/photostream Driver Trainer TB586 seen on Lothian Road


RE: Lothian Buses - Michael - 13 Sep 2013

The 7900H is one of the best buses ive seen... wish the NE would get them


RE: Lothian Buses - Dan - 13 Sep 2013

I've not yet managed to have a ride of the 7900... Got two trips to EDB planned though, so will fit in a couple of rides on at least one of the two trips. :p


RE: Lothian Buses - Half Pint - 13 Sep 2013

I've been on 7 out of the 10 of them and must admit, best modern bus I've travelled on


RE: Lothian Buses - Dan - 13 Sep 2013

(13 Sep 2013, 6:17 pm)Half Pint I've been on 7 out of the 10 of them and must admit, best modern bus I've travelled on

What are they like for rattling? Edinburgh must have some of the bumpiest road surfaces going...
If they weren't built pretty solidly, I don't think I'd be a fan.


RE: Lothian Buses - Half Pint - 14 Sep 2013

(13 Sep 2013, 6:19 pm)Daniel What are they like for rattling? Edinburgh must have some of the bumpiest road surfaces going...
If they weren't built pretty solidly, I don't think I'd be a fan.

Actually when they depart it's dead quiet not until i'd say 20 any sound appears. Rattle wise the body is solid and nothing like a dart.


First Scotland East - Half Pint - 14 Sep 2013

Livingston based 37135 SN57HCP has been repainted into the new First colours. http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisbridgman/9739472121/


RE: Lothian Buses - Dan - 22 Sep 2013

Doors Open Day next Saturday... Might I see anyone there? Tongue


RE: Lothian Buses - Half Pint - 25 Sep 2013

Shall be at the open day with my brother. Going up nice and early and leaving about 5pm


RE: Lothian Buses - Dan - 25 Sep 2013

(25 Sep 2013, 8:34 pm)Half Pint Shall be at the open day with my brother. Going up nice and early and leaving about 5pm

I should be there for 9am and leaving for 6pm, and I'm doing the same the week after too - my final trip for a while.


RE: Lothian Buses - Half Pint - 26 Sep 2013

(25 Sep 2013, 8:41 pm)Daniel I should be there for 9am and leaving for 6pm, and I'm doing the same the week after too - my final trip for a while.

Never a final trip to Edinburgh for me, love the city and the company. Tongue


RE: Lothian Buses - Dan - 26 Sep 2013

(26 Sep 2013, 8:42 pm)Half Pint Never a final trip to Edinburgh for me, love the city and the company. Tongue

Only for a while! Wink

My visits recently have been quite frequent (well, my train ticket purchases have been... my actual visits, hmm...)
Wanting to lay off the big trips for a while and stay local. Maybe another trip up towards the New Year period though!


RE: Lothian Buses - Dan - 28 Sep 2013

800 on 36s.


RE: Lothian Buses - Dan - 28 Sep 2013

If anyone has taken any photographs in Edinburgh today, feel free to share a link to the photos here. Was very good and I had a great day - can't wait to see all of the photos. Just a shame about my better quality camera packing in. Still took some photos with it mind, just ensured I left enough room to crop them later as I was using my eyes rather than the screen to determine when to take the photo.
En-route back to Newcastle now and the train is pretty much dead..lovely! Smile


RE: Lothian Buses - Half Pint - 28 Sep 2013

(28 Sep 2013, 5:36 pm)Daniel If anyone has taken any photographs in Edinburgh today, feel free to share a link to the photos here. Was very good and I had a great day - can't wait to see all of the photos. Just a shame about my better quality camera packing in. Still took some photos with it mind, just ensured I left enough room to crop them later as I was using my eyes rather than the screen to determine when to take the photo.
En-route back to Newcastle now and the train is pretty much dead..lovely! Smile

Didn't get many I must admit from the garage as the crowds got to me a bit. Did really enjoy it and came home with a destination blind. Was quite interesting seeing 918 in half harlequin and madder, reminded me of 2 face from Batman (geek moment of the day). Gutted to be home though.


RE: Lothian Buses - Dan - 29 Sep 2013

(28 Sep 2013, 9:25 pm)Half Pint Didn't get many I must admit from the garage as the crowds got to me a bit. Did really enjoy it and came home with a destination blind. Was quite interesting seeing 918 in half harlequin and madder, reminded me of 2 face from Batman (geek moment of the day). Gutted to be home though.

That, alongside seeing the new pink cancer research bus (can't remember fleet number and I'm still not prepared to get out of bed! ;p), was the highlight for me at the depot - quite liked the racing thing and the wash too. Did you get to go inside of the 'bus of the future'? Was really quite stunned, but the seats were horrible from a customer's comfort perspective.

918 in 50:50 was just so good to see though. The effort that must have gone into doing that is unreal. Gutted I will miss her out in service (it's a possibility!)