I live next to the railway bridge. First used to send double deckers that way all the time.
Whilst indeed it would be direct, it's not very direct at all is it? Would still be better off (by a rather long way!) taking the 140 to Dalkeith and changing onto a 48 or 49.
First did indeed send deckers under that bridge all the time including 14'6" Ailsa's and 14'10" Lions but the road has since been resurfaced so who knows what the clearance is on it now.
Or with the old craighall services getting a refurbishment could that be used as a terminus point or interchange point with East Coast Buses and maybe an extension of the 400 up the A1 and 33 extension
Maybe another one that’s done to avoid any close calls? A bit like how Network Rail are wrong with the signs.
It's usually part of the planning agreement for new housing developments that basic public transport infrastructure is included. There's a handful of streets up here that have had bus stops and shelters for 10+ years despite having no bus service at al.
I've got some comments about East Coast that I've been thinking about recently.
In the long run I suspect something with the Dunbar buses will change when East Linton station is opened. I suspect what may happen is the X7 is reduced to hourly (possibly still half hourly Haddington Traprain Terrace to Edinburgh) and the 106 extends to Dunbar all of the time to maintain the local connections.
I'm not sure how much logic there is behind it - I have noticed you tend to see the doubles on the 1 and 2 head back to garage earlier in the night though. I was on a 2 a few weeks back with the football on at Tynecastle and you guessed it... single deck!
X7 is the longest route on East Coast as it's run on a split registration (Haymarket-Dunbar and Dunbar-Spott Road, Asda).
Seems likely to be the 49 if it’s just Lothian we’re talking about - both time and distance. Obviously one or more of the subsidiary routes will be longer.
the X17 back when it served Fauldhouse rings a bell
X7 longest by distance, 124 longest by journey time (and it definitely takes a long time!
)The 124 feels longer as well because of the hard seats and tiny windows in the Gemini 3s as wellX7 longest by distance, 124 longest by journey time (and it definitely takes a long time!
I'm secretly hoping that when East Coast get a new batch of vehicles, they'll get new E400MMC's and use them to replace the Gemini 3s... I know it's unlikely but we can hope!
Wishful from myself as well, but in the next few years I wish those 8 were moved over to Lothian with ECB getting new doubles to replace the current lot (minus 5 or so for the school runs).The 124 feels longer as well bc of the hard seats and tiny windows in the Gemini 3s as well
I had recently completed the journey, and completely disagree. The seats were very comfortable and the windows were perfect size (I sat upstairs). Much better than 939 which I had earlier in the day, that had rock hard seats and terrible rattles.The 124 feels longer as well bc of the hard seats and tiny windows in the Gemini 3s as well
First and it's predecessors used to run low hight Olympians(13'83/4") under this bridge. I'm pretty sure it's signposted at 13'9", it used to look really tight when sitting upstairs.
I remember First using Omnidekkas for a while about a decade or so ago on the old X6 (this may have been a slightly different route to the X6 we saw when First pulled out). This was after the coaches used on the short lived X45 went. The bridge is indeed still that height now.
The Panther LE would be a great option for the X5 and X7. I’m not sure it would be so practical on the 104 or 124 though, which are pretty much like any other suburban stopper route until they leave Edinburgh (124 even further, Prestonpans arguably).
