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RE: Scotland Bus Operations - Malarkey - 04 Jun 2015

(29 May 2015, 6:06 pm)Robert Lothian now have their first Streetdeck:

[Image: 17460277983_a5cf148c77.jpg]Lothian Bus Wrightbus StreetDeck by Robin Parkes, on Flickr

Further to this, some have been purchased for the Airlink 100 Service -https://www.flickr.com/photos/131785459@N05/18200872200/in/datetaken/


RE: Scotland Bus Operations - South Tyne Lad - 11 Jun 2015

(04 Jun 2015, 12:30 pm)Malarkey Further to this, some have been purchased for the Airlink 100 Service -https://www.flickr.com/photos/131785459@N05/18200872200/in/datetaken/

I can confirm the one in madder and white are Volvo B5LHs and the ones for the airlink are Volvo B5TLs


RE: Scotland Bus Operations - Malarkey - 11 Jun 2015

(11 Jun 2015, 3:32 pm)South Tyne Lad I can confirm the one in madder and white are Volvo B5LHs and the ones for the airlink are Volvo B5TLs

Thought they were, could tell from looking at the rear overhang, think ill have to have another trip to Edinburgh soon.


RE: Scotland Bus Operations - buss14 - 11 Jun 2015

hi
i thought i would give some helpful inforation that may be a slight assistant. the reason why the new streetdeck buses have been delivered or will be delivered to lothain are to release the original airlink buses onto a different service, i think it is the service that has the last remaining of the older plaxtn presidents and 51 plates that either will be sold or should be scrapped depending of the quality and the performance of them
. but please dont have a go at me if this is not true because i am just telling you the information that a driver on the 25 bus that goes passed haymarket train station told me


RE: Scotland Bus Operations - South Tyne Lad - 11 Jun 2015

(11 Jun 2015, 4:57 pm)buss14 hi
i thought i would give some helpful inforation that may be a slight assistant. the reason why the new streetdeck buses have been delivered or will be delivered to lothain are to release the original airlink buses onto a different service, i think it is the service that has the last remaining of the older plaxtn presidents and 51 plates that either will be sold or should be scrapped depending of the quality and the performance of them
. but please dont have a go at me if this is not true because i am just telling you the information that a driver on the 25 bus that goes passed haymarket train station told me

Just a little correction, There not Streetdecks there Volvo B5TLs but the rest sounds like it will happen once the new buses have been delivered.

Also, Welcome to the forum buss14


RE: Scotland Bus Operations - buss14 - 14 Jun 2015

(11 Jun 2015, 5:19 pm)South Tyne Lad Just a little correction, There not Streetdecks there Volvo B5TLs but the rest sounds like it will happen once the new buses have been delivered.

Also, Welcome to the forum buss14
sorry i am not that good on the names of body of the bus, but what the driver told me may not be true so dont quote me on it as i am just going to see what happens when the new buses arrive if they actually do because i tend to see what is happening when the buses go into service and i ignore the drivers judgement usually because half of the time it is a load of lies that why i am telling you to be careful and wait and see what route they are going on 


RE: Scotland Bus Operations - buss14 - 16 Jun 2015

(15 Jun 2015, 8:25 am)Scott The Streetdeck and Gemini 3 are the same body. The Gemini 3 is built on the B5TL/B5LH chassis, and the Streetdeck is an integral.

thank you i understand nowSmile


RE: Scotland Bus Operations - S813 FVK - 28 Jul 2015

The seating in these B5LHs are...different:

[Image: 20054451546_53c2e4fe1d.jpg]Inside new hybrid number 552 by Stuart Montgomery, on Flickr


RE: Scotland Bus Operations - Andreos1 - 05 Aug 2015

3 Edinburgh Presidents parked up at Washington services southbound.
Presumably moving on to pastures new.


RE: Scotland Bus Operations - Dan - 16 Aug 2015

Demonstrator Volvo B8RLE/Wright Eclipse 3 BA15BXS visited Lothian Buses for company management to evaluate earlier this month: the first operator in the UK to do so. It left Lothian on 11th August 2015, and is currently at Volvo Truck & Bus Centre (Midlands) in Coventry.

[Image: 20341444282_c954946210.jpg]New Wright Eclipse BA15BXS on Princes Street by Bruce Kitchener, on Flickr


RE: Scotland Bus Operations - S813 FVK - 16 Aug 2015

(16 Aug 2015, 7:40 am)Dan Demonstrator Volvo B8RLE/Wright Eclipse 3 BA15BXS visited Lothian Buses for company management to evaluate earlier this month: the first operator in the UK to do so. It left Lothian on 11th August 2015, and is currently at Volvo Truck & Bus Centre (Midlands) in Coventry.

[Image: 20341444282_c954946210.jpg]New Wright Eclipse BA15BXS on Princes Street by Bruce Kitchener, on Flickr

Hopefully now a demonstrator is out, Go North East and other companies such as Arriva will not focus on the Streetlite for long distance routes. Routes such as the Fab Fifty Seven could however manage with Streetlites - the route isn't exactly that long.


RE: Scotland Bus Operations - Dan - 16 Aug 2015

(16 Aug 2015, 10:18 am)S813 FVK Hopefully now a demonstrator is out, Go North East and other companies such as Arriva will not focus on the Streetlite for long distance routes. Routes such as the Fab Fifty Seven could however manage with Streetlites - the route isn't exactly that long.

Well that one is even in GNE red... Wink


RE: Scotland Bus Operations - S813 FVK - 16 Aug 2015

(16 Aug 2015, 10:22 am)Dan Well that one is even in GNE red... Wink

Is that a hint to something?  Tongue


RE: Scotland Bus Operations - S813 FVK - 17 Aug 2015

Saw former Lothian President SN51 AYP heading south on the A1 just past Berwick. No idea where it was going to but as it was heading south being driven rather than on the back of a tow truck, to another operator rather than a scrapyard.


RE: Scotland Bus Operations - buss14 - 17 Aug 2015

(17 Aug 2015, 5:35 pm)S813 FVK Saw former Lothian President SN51 AYP heading south on the A1 just past Berwick. No idea where it was going to but as it was heading south being driven rather than on the back of a tow truck, to another operator rather than a scrapyard.

hopefully it may be going to Jim Hughs to replace one of the T reg Tridents


RE: Scotland Bus Operations - buss14 - 19 Aug 2015

(16 Aug 2015, 10:18 am)S813 FVK Hopefully now a demonstrator is out, Go North East and other companies such as Arriva will not focus on the Streetlite for long distance routes. Routes such as the Fab Fifty Seven could however manage with Streetlites - the route isn't exactly that long.

so hopefully if all goes well there could be more made


RE: Scotland Bus Operations - S813 FVK - 19 Aug 2015

Lothian Volvo B7TL 807 (SN56 AFV) was involved in an incident with a pedestrian on George Street. Incident was cleared at around 17:00.


RE: Scotland Bus Operations - Michael - 11 Sep 2015

Lothian buses have service Changes coming up on the 4th October 2015

http://lothianbuses.com/news/article/Service-Changes-4-October-2015


RE: Scotland Bus Operations - Malarkey - 18 Sep 2015

Lothians Volvo B7RLE 106 - SN04 NGU has received a coat of Yellow Paint ahead of transferring into Lothians Driver Training Fleet.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/122507681@N02/21493528746/


RE: Scotland Bus Operations - Dan - 27 Sep 2015

Just 19 Harlequins remain to be repainted into Lothian's classic madder and white livery now. The fleet-wide repainting scheme is expected to be completed by next spring: six years on from the first repaint.

641 is the latest repaint out of Harlequin and into madder:
[Image: 21566154699_a79620d85e.jpg]Lothian Buses: 641 / SK52OGZ by Daniel Graham, on Flickr
[Image: 21741969002_67283c5875.jpg]Lothian Buses: 641 / SK52OGZ by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

Former "Airlink" branded Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 941 made its first public appearance in green and cream yesterday at the Open Doors Day event. It has been repainted ahead of next month's service changes which will see the Lothian Country Buses network expand even further:
[Image: 21131855953_dd9ffc2cd4.jpg]Lothian Buses: 941 / SN10DKL by Daniel Graham, on Flickr