Lothian Buses & First Scotland East

[Winston]

RE: Lothian Buses & First Scotland East

(28/05/2019 20:14)gilesbus1 Wrote:  Yep I'd say that as well, apparently they are starting a route duplicating Airbus using ADL E400MMC's transferred in from other Scotland East depots and also they are converting 14 deckers to open top layout for a sightseeing service duplicating Lothian's variety of tours, the only thing they are forgetting with that is that every time someone has competed on sightseeing tours in Edinburgh its failed and I can't see a duplicate Airbus doing much better either.

Though maybe the threat of strikes on Lothian Buses in the summer might help First to some extent if the strikes apply to open top services, although they are in a separate business unit that perhaps might not be effected, despite operating from the same depot at Marine.

First have acquired an elderly fleet of open toppers for the new sightseeing tours, they're not converting them:

Dennis Trident / Plaxton President (Ex-Lothian)
32726 / V526 ESC
32727 / V527 ESC
32728 / V528 ESC
32729 / V529 ESC

Dennis Trident / ALX400 (Ex-Stagecoach)
32789 / T679 KPU
32790 / V473KJN
32792 / X274 NNO
32793 / X377 NNO
32794 / X276 NNO

ADL Enviro 400 (Ex-Metroline)
33500 / LK55 KKT

DAF DB250 / Plaxton President (Ex-RATP)
35010 / T210 XBV
35011 / T211 XBV
35012 / T212 XBV
35013 / T213 XBV