LRT & Lothian Buses: Olympian / Alexander RH
- 36 Leyland buses: 300-335 (Ennn MSG) - 1988
- 36 Leylands: - 1989
- 20 buses 346-365 (Fnnn WSC)
- 6 coach seaters 366-371 (Fnnn WSC)
- 10 buses 336-345 (Gnnn CSG)
- 36 Leyland buses: 800-835 (Gnnn GSX) - 1990
- 36 Leyland buses: 836-871 (Jnnn TSC) - 1991
- 22 Leyland buses: 872-894 (Knnn CSF) - 1992/3
- 34 Volvo buses: 950-983 (Lnnn MSC) - 1994
- 33 Volvo buses: 201-234 (Mnnn VSX) - 1995
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With LRT
[edit]In LRT madder/white
[edit]Livery was the standard LRT madder/white with LRT Lothian fleetnames.
In service
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13 August 1994
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5 June 1996
Having been retained as part of Lothian training fleet, No. 322 (E322 MSG) has since been preserved and restored to madder/white livery with LRT fleetname
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At the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Aug 2013
Coach seaters in LRT white coach livery
[edit]The 6 coach seaters, No.s 366-371 (Fnnn WSC) entered service in the black trimmed white livery used by the LRT coach division (later wound up), which ran the airport service and tours division (both later given dedicated brandings by Lothian).
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September 1992 on Waverley Bridge
With Lothian Buses
[edit]The transition from LRT to Lothian Buses saw no change to the standard bus livery, with Lothian retaining the madder & white livery for step-entrance buses. The fleetname however did change, to simply 'Lothian' (with yellow strapline).
In Lothian madder/white
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833
April 2006 -
309
July 2005 -
857
February 2007 -
847
January 2008 -
?
October 2006
Training fleet
[edit]Five of the E-reg batch (318-322) were retained for use in the Lothian training fleet. All have since been withdrawn.
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September 2010
Open top tour buses
[edit]After withdrawal from the main fleet, some were retained and converted to open top (full & partial) for use in the open top fleet, being put to use on Lothian's expanding tour portfolio - with City Sightseeing Edinburgh (launched 2000), Edinburgh Tour (launched 2002) and the Majestic Tour (launched 2004). All have since been withdrawn, replaced by low-floor buses.
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?
Edinburgh Tour (fully open top) -
?
Edinburgh Tour (partial open top) -
?
Majestic Tour (fully open top)
June 2010 -
?
Majestic Tour (fully open top)
August 2010 -
325
Majestic Tour (fully open top)
June 2007 -
?
Majestic Tour (partial open top)
June 2010 -
?
Majestic Tour (partial open top)
August 2008 -
333 (233)
Majestic Tour (partial open top)
March 2009
Coach seaters in route 15 red/white livery
[edit]All 6 coach seaters were later repainted into the special route 15 red & white livery.
Ex-367 with Bee-Line Travel
[edit]After withdrawal, No. 367 passed to Bee-Line Travel of the Scottish Borders, who operate it in the Lothian red/white livery, minus fleetnames.
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At the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Aug 2012
After withdrawal, No. 362 (F362 WSC) was later used by Wirral Transport Museum, briefly operating with the Routemaster registration 101 CLT, in its as withdrawn condition (with Lothian fleetnames & numbers crudely scratched off/painted over). It later passed into private preservation.
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At the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Aug 2012 (still in as withdrawn condition)