Tag: Lothian Buses
Guide dog pups named Marine and Diesel after Lothian Buses
After raising £15,000 for Guide Dogs Scotland, staff at Lothian Buses have received news that the puppies they named Marine and Diesel have been born.
Over the next year, Lothian Buses will receive updates...
Jet to the airport from the north of Edinburgh
There is a new bus route being launched from Ocean Terminal to Edinburgh Airport, offering an alternative to those living in the north of Edinburgh from 23 April 2017.
The Lothian Buses Skylink service will be a...
55 new jobs at Lothian Buses with new Airlink service
Lothian Buses have posts for 45 new drivers and 10 new apprentices as they aim to expand services to meet demand.
Although nationally there is an overall decline in the number of people using buses, that...
Ruth’s the ‘New start’ at Lothian Buses
To mark Scottish Apprenticeship Week, Scottish Conservative Leader Ruth Davidson visited Lothian Buses to help them remove a wheel nut from one of the fleet's greenest buses.
This is an annual focus on the way...
Lothian Buses named policing partner of the year
At the Scottish Police Excellence Awards today Lothian Buses was crowned as policing partner of the year. The main reason for the capital's bus company rising above its competition was that it has a...
East Coast Buses are hiring!
East Coast Buses began running services from Edinburgh to East Lothian last August taking over an existing company with members of staff, and ensuring the continuation of a public transport link from the capital and...
All aboard the new number 22
Lothian Buses has invested around £6 million in 25 new buses which it is now using on the number 22 route spanning the city from Leith to the Gyle.
There was a surprise guest on board...
Edinburgh Bus Tours win gold
Edinburgh Bus Tours which is part of Lothian Buses has won a top award from Green Tourism.
This body makes awards on the basis of sustainable best practice, and Edinburgh Bus Tours with its new...
Lothian Buses and Edinburgh Leisure come out top at 2016 VIBES Awards
Two of our biggest Edinburgh companies have been recognised today as champions of business sustainability at the 17th annual VIBES awards. (VIBES stands for Vision in Business for the Environment of Scotland which is...
Bus service changes announced
From 13 November there will be changes to the routes followed by services 39 and 40. Lothian Buses say that this has been approved by Midlothian and East Lothian Council, and it will mean that...
Record numbers visit Lothian Buses on Doors Open Day
On Saturday 24 September our local bus depot was inundated with visitors when more than 10,000 people visited in just four hours.
The company usually welcomes between 3,000 and 4,000 visitors to its Annandale Street headquarters for...
Lothian Buses invest in new tour fleet
Lothian Buses has made a major investment of £6.5m in a fleet of new buses for Edinburgh Bus Tours. The open deck buses have been specially designed so that the company can meet its...
Night buses will get you home after a Festival night out
Lothian Buses' 'Festival Support Team” will help deal with the busiest bus services during the Edinburgh festivals.
Additional buses will be on standby ready to be called by staff to help deal with any hotspots as...
Vintage buses to be used on Doors Open Day
Lothian Buses will offer passengers the opportunity to travel to its Central Depot Doors Open Day at Annandale Street in style on Saturday 24 September 2016.
Doors to the depot are open between 12pm and 4pm...
New fares from April on Lothian Buses
Although Day ticket prices remain the same, single fares will increase by 10p from April.
But there is also good news: Lothian Buses are recruiting up to 40 new drivers and 10 apprentice engineers...
Lothian Buses share out £13,000 among 10 Edinburgh schools
Ten special schools in Edinburgh have received a share of £13,000 raised by staff at Lothian Buses during 2015.
Each year the schools receive money raised by employees who make weekly and monthly contributions from their salary...
Poppy Bus launched today
Lothian Buses has unveiled a specially created ‘Poppy Bus’ to mark Remembrance Day 2015 and pay tribute to Edinburgh’s war heroes.
It has been painted poppy red and adorned with poppy designs. It also has the...
Lothian Buses lend a helping hand to Fresh Start
Lothian Buses is lending a helping hand to Edinburgh homeless charity, Fresh Start.
They have branded up a whole bus for a year to help with the advertising for their new charity of the year....
Guide Dogs ride for free on the trams
Just under a year since the first paying passengers got on an Edinburgh Tram now they are welcoming trainee guide dog puppies. (Awww cute!)
The student pooches are to be given free travel on buses...
St Columba’s has a Valentine’s gift for you!
Poor old St Valentine may be over-commercialised these days; many of us march straight past the supermarket displays of hearts, flowers and pinkness - but St Columba's Hospice has come up with a novel...
Royal Mile closed for charity walk this morning
The Royal Mile is closed today from 10.45 till around 1pm. But it is for a very good reason!
There will be a procession from Johnston Terrace which is closed from 9.45am. The Walk the...
Poppy Bus on the city streets this weekend
Lothian Buses have painted one of their fleet poppy red in honour of the war dead. The Poppy Bus entered service yesterday ahead of Remembrance Day.
The bus features a simple poppy wreath and is designed...
New sightseeing tours website launches in Lothian
Take the hassle out of booking excursions and attractions. There’s a whole new one-stop take on solving all those holiday conundrums. A brand new Scottish-based sightseeing website offering a fresh take on booking tours...
Lothian Buses – Public Transport Operator of the Year
Lothian Buses has scooped the Public Transport Operator of the Year award at this year’s Scottish Transport Awards.
The awards which were held this week at the Radisson Blu in Glasgow, are designed to recognise innovation,...
A Nation of Mute Zombies
You may think this sounds like the beginning of a Tommy Cooper joke but I went to the doctor the other day and…..nah, there’s no punchline. The end of the sentence should read ‘forgot...
Passengers think Lothian Buses are pretty good!
LOTHIAN BUSES COMES UP TRUMPS IN PASSENGER SURVEY
A new survey has shown that Lothian Buses passengers have the highest satisfaction levels compared with those who use a range of other bus operators in England...
Lothian Buses guarantees places for young engineers
SCHOOL LEAVERS ‘GUARANTEED’ INTERNSHIPS WITH LOTHIAN BUSES
Lothian Buses new engineering interns Ryan Sanderson, Darren Dinse and Jordan Collins were hanging about outside the City of Edinburgh Council HQ today with Ian Craig, chief executive...
Lothian Buses double funds raised by @LothianBusGeeks
Two men who set out to conquer the Edinburgh bus route in just one day have had their fundraising efforts doubled by Lothian Buses.
Chris Dunn and Neil Gregory, both from Edinburgh, raised a total...
Bus fares to increase on Airlink service
Fares for AIRLINK, Lothian Buses' service between Edinburgh city centre and Edinburgh Airport, are to increase for the first time in five years.
From Sunday 5 January 2014, an adult single ticket will increase by...
Lothian Buses are bringing Santa’s Grotto to you…
LOTHIAN BUSES GROTTO BUS HITS THE ROAD
Lothian Buses Launch Christmas in Style
A special Christmas grotto bus designed to spread joy to families across the city has been launched today by Lothian Buses to support...
