Over 1000 people attended East Coast Buses Musselburgh garage on Saturday 21 October for its first Open Day, raising over £500 for their charity partner, Macmillan Cancer Support in the process.
The free event was very popular with all those who attended and marked a year since East Coast took over the routes out to Dunbar and the completion of the Musselburgh Garage refurbishment.
Visitors of all ages got a behind-the-scenes look at the garage and enjoyed a trip down memory lane with vintage buses on display, the highlight of which was an Eastern Scottish Leyland Lion.
Lothian took over the East Lothian region from First Bus East Scotland Ltd in 2016, which included the purchase of Musselburgh Garage. The company has placed significant investment into the refurbishment including new communal areas for drivers and improved engineering facilities.
Mark Heritage, General Manager, East Coast Buses said: “We’re always flattered by how many people want to see behind the scenes of our operations, learn more about the company and what’s involved in keeping buses moving every day. The popularity of our event this weekend has proved that East Coast Buses is a huge part of the community and means something to the people who live in it – something we take huge pride in.
“Our amazing staff had a great day and we hope all our guests did too.”
Something you didn’t know. Mark used to be the poster boy for Lothian Buses appearing in some of their ads!
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