alexf380
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Central run some 44s at the weekend so it was only a matter of time.
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Lothian Group discussion (Lothian City, Lothian Country Bus and East Coast Buses)
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Central work some 44 duties at the moment on the weekend, and I think some on the 4/5 on a Sunday too.
Graeme Duncan
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I may have said this before but are 679-690 entering service during December at some point?
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Spotted the green Wrightbus hydrogen demo double decker (sorry don’t know the exact body names etc) at Picardy Place today blinded ‘Lothian Hydrogen’.
LX71AOS
Seen being trialled by staff at Lothian Buses is Wrightbus Streetdeck Hydroliner demonstrator LX71AOS.
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(photo of the Wright Hydroliner LX71AOS as it wont generate a preview)
Surprised to see a Wright, I think hydrogen is the way forward for Edinburgh though.
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FlybeDash8Q400
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Personally I’m not expecting any further orders from Wright. I suspect this is being trialled more for its technological offerings rather than the model itself.
Zero Emission vehicles have come a long way in the last 5 years. I think Hydrogen is the way forward too, provided an economic way to do the process can be achieved, which over time I believe can happen.
Again similarly to how the BZL has recently come along, I’d expect Lothian to look at a Volvo product if any order is made. As I said previously, I still think it’s only a matter of time before a BZL demonstrator ends up in Edinburgh.
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GusB
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Not specific to the this thread, but a tip for posting Flickr links is to make sure the text goes on a separate line with nothing else. It should generate a preview, but I'm yet to get this to work consistently every time.
FlybeDash8Q400
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Just noticed 1134 has returned to service. Wonder if this is permanent?
cnjb8
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Wright have vastly improved their build quality after the events of 2019. That has been reflected in how many buses they are producing now, wouldn’t be the end of the world of Lothian went back to Wright.
It will be interesting. Will Lothian go back? Build quality might be forgiven but the StreetAirs are surely enough to leave a long lasting bad taste.
Will they stick with ADL electrics or branch out and pick up hydrogen variants too? Will they wait for Volvo to launch something in the hydrogen space?
They do like commonality after all. You could argue all of the above options would offer a degree of that in one way or another?
I note they haven't as far as I've seen committed to stop buying diesel yet but they are going out of fashion rapidly. I little too quickly in my opinion!
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VioletEclipse
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At least 679-684 and 686-688 are at Seafield. Some others without fleet numbers applied are there too, judging by recent photos.
All of 679-690 are there, and one of 691-698 is also there.
Graham Alexand
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I believe they're going for a repaint.
Here's a photo from flickr below showing 591 and 594 at Seafeild debranded (with fleet numbers still present):
(594) LP11YBB, (591) LP11YAX Both In Preparation For Repainting Rests alongside (10195) SN62BNY & (10196) SN62BPY At Seafield Bus Works (GF) (Nov2021) (S9+)
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Photo by George Figuerola.
This is a later photo taken at Seafield:
Lothian Volvo B5TL Alexander Dennis Enviro 400MMCC SJ71HLF 689 being prepared for service alongside East Coast Buses Volvo B7RLE Wright Eclipse 2 SN62BNY 10195 and SN62BPV, both VOR, at Seafield Works on 10 December 2021.
10195 was new to Lothian as 195 and 10196 was new to Lothian as 196. VOR - Vehicle off Road. In this case it is likely that these will be repainted into the new East Coast/Lothian Country livery.
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Photo by Robin Dickson.
592 (I think) is at Longstone (I may be wrong here).
I don't know about 593's whereabouts, probably left for the repaint earlier that 591 and 594.
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Graham Alexand
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Hybrids out East?! Suppose they'll be put to better use than plodding around West Lothian.
317 forever
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Quite few operators are running a Saturday service on Tuesday 28th, mainly running a Sunday service. So it is surreal having a similar service on Monday 27th and Wednesday 29th for example.
Graham Alexand
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Lothian Country are slowly decreasing their Double Decker fleet.
That's now 841 - 850 and 591 - 594 transferred to East Coast Buses.
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Is it the idea that mostly singles will work for Lothian country in future?
I'm guessing that these will oust the former airlinks from East coast
I'm guessing that these will oust the former airlinks from East coast
Highland050261
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Is 691 in Lothian Colours or ECB/LC ?
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Maybe the 57 plates at East Coast.
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ScotRail158725
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No they’ll be for the 57 Plates
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Lothian, the ECB rumours were buried long ago
Lothianbus703
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Alright don't judge me for this question but had the COVID pandemic not happened would the fleet be any different to how it is now?
90019
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Probably not much different.
The 600s may have been specced with the same seats and interior lighting as the XLBs, but that's about all i can think of.
The 600s may have been specced with the same seats and interior lighting as the XLBs, but that's about all i can think of.
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Think we’d have still of had all the 09/59 plates still in the fleet considering a number cuts since pre pandemic wouldn’t have likely happened. The B7TLs were finished off for being surplus to demand and so were a good few of the 07/57 plate B9s which they otherwise wouldn’t have been
And the glass staircases possibly.
Agreed. I think there would have been a big 2022 order placed to bring in like for like replacements for the 09/59s.
I also think LCB could have seen cut backs, but have instead been bolstered by First's current woes.
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The cost driven change to the specified seat I think has actually resulted in an improvement comfort wise.
The jury is very much out on the interior lighting though, some say they prefer it and others say it is a bit too bright and clinical although I guess this is very much a first world problem all things considered
I wonder what if anything we will get next year in terms of new vehicles? We could do with getting rid of most if not all of the 7900s and for my self I do not care one jot how this is done just as long as it happens.
The jury is very much out on the interior lighting though, some say they prefer it and others say it is a bit too bright and clinical although I guess this is very much a first world problem all things considered
I wonder what if anything we will get next year in terms of new vehicles? We could do with getting rid of most if not all of the 7900s and for my self I do not care one jot how this is done just as long as it happens.