VOLVO BZL ELECTRICS
28 photos
Lothian's Volvo BZL Electrics came into service on Sunday, the 8th of September 2024. Ten beautiful buses, with a further five to come, started out from Central Depot and the modified generic livery...
Lothian's Green Electrics
17 photos
Four new electrc BYD Alexander Dennis Enviro 400EV City buses have joined Lothian's fleet and numbers 291 to 294 have been introduced on Service 10, on the last week of June 2021. We would have to...
Lothian's Volvo Enviro B5TL 400MMCs
130 photos
Welcome to my album featuring Lothian's Volvo B5TL Enviro 400MMCs, new in two batches: from May 2021 numbers 601-650, and from September 2021 numbers 651-698.
A total of ninety-eight double deck...
Lothian's MCV B8RLE eVorA
68 photos
Thirty new MCV B8RLE / eVoRa single deckers came into service at the start of 2021, fleet numbers 66 to 95.
Follow the story, in pictures and words here on my designated site.
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GREEN ARROWS
9 photos
Lothian has purchased eight new high-spec single deckers during the summer 2019 for Lothian Country express services to and from Linlithgow and Bathgate.
Wearing the banner 'Green Arrow' these are...
Vintage Running Day - April 2019
20 photos
Hello and welcome to my album of photos and stories from Lothian's vintage running day on the 13th of April 2019.
The people of Edinburgh love their buses and this is our bus family which includes...
Volvo B8L / ENVIRO 400XLB's
94 photos
Welcome to my album featuring Lothian's Volvo B8L / Enviro 400 XLB buses, introduced during March 2019.
Forty-two dual door vehicles at 13.4 metres long and with a capability of taking 129...
Lothian's RIG Eclipses
9 photos
Welcome to my album of Volvo B7RLE / Wright Urban Eclipses, purchased from Northfleet in Gravesend, Kent.
With exclusive detail from Ian McClavin, who drove the whole fleet of what was once twenty...
EAST COAST BUSES
27 photos
A subsidiary of Lothian Buses, East Coast Buses was launched in 2016 and has grown massively in a couple of years with services to North Berwick, Haddington and Dunbar making a big impact among the...
Lothian's 2017 AIRLINK 100's
16 photos
Hello and welcome to my album featuring Lothian's flagship Express service Airlink 100, new in 2017.
See the photos and read the stories of fleet numbers 496 to 510 plus an old friend to the group...
1000 to 1050 / 1141-1153
69 photos
Welcome to my album featuring Lothian's four-figure fleet 1000 to 1050 as the first batch arrive during the summer of 2018 and then the second group in 2019 1000 to 1050 and 1141 to 1153 are former...
Lothian's Street Air Electrics
10 photos
Six all electric single deckers arrived in Edinburgh in 2017, numbered 284 to 289.
Lothian's intention is for these to operate on Central depot's Service 1, but they also are often seen on the 6 and...
NEW 1051 to 1062
12 photos
Welcome to my album with pictures and stories of Lothian's new fleet of Volvo B5TL / Wright Gemini 3's.
We're in a whole new world with four figure digits and see here buses 1051 to 1062 as they...
FLEET OF THE FUTURE
59 photos
Welcome to this album featuring Lothian's new Fleet of the Future with 25 state-of-the-art Volvo B5TL / Wright Gemini 3's in the winter of 2016/2017 and a further thirty in the summer 2017.
Much...
Stuart's Foto World
8 photos
Welcome to my latest album of art photography - pictures and stories from various places I have visited and things I have seen.
Each photo has its own number for navigating purposes and do feel...
Lothian's Vintage Bus Running Day 2016
28 photos
The memorable day of Saturday the 24th of September 2016 when Lothian Buses and Lothian Bus Consortium put on some of their preserved vehicles on normal public service duties.
Follow the scenes...
Lothian's Tour Fleet 2016/2017
34 photos
Edinburgh's new fleet of tour buses was introduced during September 2016.
Thirty new Volvo B5TL / Wright Gemini 3's have been purchased at a cost of £300.000 each and are assigned to Lothian's...
Picture Box
9 photos
Hello and welcome to my album of photographs that don't include buses!
Just some holiday snaps from my travels and enjoy the stories to match.
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Stuart's Madder Family!
648 photos
In April 2010 Edinburgh's famous madder red and white livery of over 100 years returned to our streets.
Lothian Buses are gradually repainting its entire fleet in a new interpretation of Weinrot...
Stuart's Non-Madder Family
141 photos
This album contains photos and stories of Lothian's buses not in Weinrot und Weiss, including the hybrid fleet groups in Radiance Red / Winter Gold, LCB's green and creams, the Airlink series, the...
The NEW Borders Railway
15 photos
Welcome to my album on the opening of the Borders railway.
Nearly 47 years after closure thirty miles of the former line known as the Waverley Route is re-opened on one of the most beautiful days of...
Lothian's HYBRID B5LH Gem's
51 photos
Welcome to my album featuring Lothian's Hybrid double deckers. See our forty-four new Volvo B5LH Wright Gemini 3's in numerical order and enjoy the stories to match.
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Lothian's Zoo buses
10 photos
Lothian's new Zoo themed buses, numbers 301 to 310 operate on flagship service 26 between Tranent / Seton Sands and Clerwood. The ten Gemini 2's were new in 2009 and in 2015 wear the new themed...
Lothian's Airlink 100's
19 photos
Lothian's Airlink fleet came into service on July the 1st 2015. Twelve Volvo B5TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini 3's wear a new design of livery with fleet numbers 426 to 437.
Enjoy this album of pictures...
The Orange 29
12 photos
As part of Lothian's service changes on the 29th of March 2015 Service 29 was converted to double decker operation.
Joining flagship Services 22 and 26 the 29 is newly colour branded in orange and...
Lothian Country Buses
40 photos
Lothian Buses' sibling company Lothian Country Buses is developing and every year more vehicles are appearing in a modern interpretation of the former Eastern Scottish livery of green and...
B5TL Gemini 3's 401-425
29 photos
In November and December 2014 Lothian shows off its new twenty-five 'state-of-the-art' Volvo B5TL, Euro 6 /Wright Gemini 3 fleet, nos. 401 to 425
This set of photos and stories is a presentation of...
Lothian's Pink 22's 330-350
20 photos
Twenty-one Volvo B9TL Gemini 2's are assigned to Lothian's Service 22, colour branded pink.
Along with the red topped Service 26's these are two of Lothian's flagship services and these vehicles...
Volvo 7900 Hybrids 1-50
82 photos
Welcome to my set of photographs and stories featuring Lothian's Volvo 7900 Hybrids.
In three batches fifty state-of-the-art eco-single deckers entered service in 2013 and 2014. Enjoy this album of...
Lothian's Red 26's 301-329
29 photos
Twenty-nine Volvo B9TL Gemini 2's are assigned to Lothian's Service 26, colour branded with red tops..
Along with the pink topped Service 22's these are two of Lothian's flagship services and these...
Edinburgh Trams
28 photos
Well we've finally got there! April 2014 and Edinburgh's trams are on the streets at last. The Capital is running normally again.
There are plenty of stunning views and excellent photo opportunities...
Volvo Urban Eclipse's 176-190
18 photos
Welcome to my set of photos and stories on Lothian's Volvo B7RLE Urban Eclipses, new on May Day in 2013.
Fifteen single deckers with fleet numbers 176 to 190 make up the group and enjoy my photos...
London's Borismasters
48 photos, 1 video
Welcome to my 2013 summer season project featuring London's thirty two new Wright Borismasters.
Please enjoy this exclusive set of photos and personal stories of the forty Borismasters - numbers LT9...
Lothian's 'Y' types
22 photos
Since 1954 Lothian Buses, and its predecessors ECT and LRT, has always maintained the Edinburgh tradition of matching up the fleet number with the registration plate.
Since the changes to the UK's...
EastLothianBuses.com
13 photos
Welcome to Lothian Country Buses for Services 104 and 113, the sibling company of Lothian Buses.
These service operate seven days a weekbetween Edinburgh City Centre and Haddington / Pencaitland in...
Edinburgh Tours.com
44 photos
There's a very colourful group of tour buses in Edinburgh these days and this set of photos will numerically identify the various themes as follows:
Mactours Routemasters:
1-12 / 18.
City...
ADL Enviro 400 Hybrid's 201-215
40 photos
Welcome to my set of photos and stories featuring Lothian's fifteen Enviro 400's. A whole new design and technical spec, these hybrid buses are from Alexander Dennis in Falkirk and funded by the...
Lothian's (2011) Volvo B9TL's
60 photos
Welcome to my set of photos and stories on Lothian's 60 Volvo B9TL Wrightbus Gemini 2's, introduced in Edinburgh during the summer of 2011.
Fleet numbers 351 to 400 are in generic weinrot und...
Horse Drawn Tram no. 23
11 photos
This set of photos and stories is in recognition of the ongoing work to restore an Edinburgh horse drawn tram car from the 1880's.
The shell was found in a garden in Newtown, St. Boswell's and...
The Stock Brig (139 to 150)
11 photos
Welcome to my set of photos and stories on Lothian's seventh route branding of the small fleet group, numbers 139 to 150.
Twelve Volvo Eclipse B7RLE's with the theme The Stock Brig, marking the old...
Morningside Maisie
20 photos
Welcome to my set of photos and stories about Maisie the Cat - the feline star of Lothian's buses 951 to 960,
399 and 400.
July the 11th 2011 saw the introduction of ten new Wright Eclipse Gemini...
Pen-Y-Cog (802-825)
24 photos
Hello and welcome to my set of photographs and stories on Lothian's Pen-Y-Cog branding for Services 37 and 47, between Penicuik and Granton/Silverknowes.
In numerical order (802 to 825) enjoy the...
The Mill Race (726 to 750)
25 photos
Gemini B7's, 726 to 750 work Service 44 between Balerno and Tranent / Wallyford.
Newly repainted into Lothian's Classic livery of madder and white here are all twenty five buses in numerical...
The Lady Victoria (701 to 721)
23 photos
In September 2010 Lothian Buses unveiled three new branded liveries to compliment the ongoing project of returning Edinburgh's buses to the famous madder-and-white colours, in use for transportation...
Scania's (985 to 999)
25 photos
Welcome to my set of photographs and feature stories specifically for Lothian's newly repainted Scania OmniCity buses.
Follow the history of Edinburgh's fifteen Polish double deckers in numerical...
846's LED screens
22 photos
Lothian Buses are experimenting with a new digital front screen on Gemini B9, number 846 based at Central Depot in Edinburgh.
Here are some examples demonstrating the versatility of this new concept...
Volvo B7TL's (291 to 297)
17 photos
Welcome to my mini-project featuring Lothian's Volvo B7TL's deckers.
Photos and historic detail of fleet numbers 291 to 297 are accompanied by some in-depth interviews with Brian McDevitt and...
Lothian's Darts and Volvos
162 photos
Welcome to my set of photographs and stories, in numerical order of Lothian's single decker bus fleet. I completed this project on the very same week that LB brought out their first group of vehicles...
Wright Eclipse Gemini 2's (301-350 & 926-950)
88 photos
This set of photographs and stories presents all 75 of Lothian's fleet of Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 buses, introduced from May 2009 with completion of 14 AIRLINK buses in the Spring 2010.
301 to 350...
Today in Edinburgh
153 photos
This miscellaneous set is for buses operating in Edinburgh in 2010 which don't appear in other sets on this website.
Lothian's Alexander Royales
71 photos
A celebration set of 71 pictures and narratives in numerical order featuring Lothian's 67 Volvo Olympian 'Alexander Royale' bus fleet of 1996 and '97.
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Divertimento
51 photos
Welcome to my new set of photographs and stories celebrating various places I have visited.
Please double-click on any of the thumbnails alongside here to enlarge the photo and to read my...
Snow in Edinburgh
28 photos
Snow is rare in Edinburgh but here are some glorious moments from Christmas 2009 and also from last February.
The Royale Farewell
80 photos
This set shows a selection of summer photographs and commentaries in tribute to Lothian's Alexander Royale buses in madder red and white which stood down from public service on Saturday the 29th of...
FILE 281
24 photos
This is a commemorative set of pictures and stories to celebrate Olympian Royale number 281 with special guest appearance from the one and only Hayley Hunt. 281 would bow out from service in Lothian...
Rugby Royales
11 photos
Saturday the 23rd of May 2009 and a rugby special as Lothian Buses put on extra services at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, but see here our three special guests.
The Future's (not) Orange!
9 photos
A look at some of Edinburgh's fleet of Olympians in that wacky colour scheme we loved or loathed!
Pic 'n' Mix
60 photos
The Pic 'n' Mix title is a tribute to Woolworths!
This set of photographs and cameos is a mixture of buses from different fleets working in Lothian.
Farewell to Leyland
4 photos
Leyland: 1919-2009.
Final day in Edinburgh.
433 FORTH BRIDGE CRUISE
24 photos
This set of photographs was taken on the 24th of April 2009 and features Alexander Royale 433 in her Forth Belle Cruise outfit.