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The cynic in me would think that they'd send them too threatened depots to make the losses seem bigger than they are for the accountants benefit

You could say the same about the old Lowland Scottish which has been run into the ground since it was sold the First/GRT. Eastern/SMT on the otherhand were in a pretty dire way when they were taken over by GRT

Bye-bye First in East Lothian hello expansion of Perrymans and East Lothian Buses

An alternative would be Lothian running back out to the "Ferry" as it is part of Edinburgh Council area and who is the largest shareholder at Lothian? --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Lithgy depot has been up for sale for a number of years.Livi and the surrounding areas have...

Any job losses? I'd assume they will have to give the statutory notice of withdrawl of services through the Traffic Comission (3months I think) then there is nothing stopping them selling off their redundant assets

Not correct Holyrood controls Rail Franchising for Scotrail under the Transport For Scotland umbrella which also controls and regulates bus services in conjunction with the Local Councils --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Yes they can as "Transport For Scotland" is the umbrella...

It seems like First are trying to Cherry pick what they want while dumping the less profitable routes.I think this will come back to bite them as passengers will move to the other operators and in Scotland I would think the Holyrood government might look on this descision unfavourably when the...

Thats the excuse they gave to Dalkeith drivers, that the West Lothain services into Edinburgh made money while the East and Mid didn't. I wouldn't think it would be Stagecoach but Horsburgh in the way McGills took over Arriva in and around Paisley. Some good news as some drivers are getting...

Buses and driver from Lothian also the midlothian local service the 92 was being run by LB on hire to FIE. There is a shortage not only of buses but staff at Dalkeith as many staff have moved onto pastures new already as the redundancy payments from First were barely above the legal minimum...

Wrong service the 14 is the Methadone Express